The Preview: Arsenal vs Spurs
The Athletic FC Podcast
The Athletic
4.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 November 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Welcome to The Preview on The Athletic FC, where this week our main focus is Arsenal vs Spurs.
Which side is under more pressure to win? Who replaces Gabriel? Where can Spurs hurt Arsenal?
Reuben Pinder and Alexander Barker join Matt Davies-Adams to look ahead to Sunday's clash before turning their attention to the fixtures elsewhere including Newcastle vs Manchester City, Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United vs Everton.
Host: Matt Davies-Adams
With: Reuben Pinder & Alexander Barker
Executive Producer: Abi Paterson
Producer: Jay Beale
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC |
| 0:03.1 | Welcome to the preview from the Athletic FC |
| 0:08.2 | It's the show where we get you set for the weekend's Premier League action |
| 0:11.6 | This week we're focusing on the North London Derby |
| 0:14.6 | And joining me today we've got a pair of preview debutants. |
| 0:22.1 | Alex Barker's with us. How you doing, Alex? |
| 0:23.6 | I'm doing good, thank you. |
| 0:24.8 | And we've got Ruben Pinder on board too. You okay, Rubin? |
| 0:27.2 | Yes, very well, thanks. |
| 0:28.8 | Tremendous. Right, well, as well as Sunday's Showdown, we're going to take a look over some of the other key games taking place on match day 12 in the Premier League. |
| 0:36.1 | But first, let's get to our feature presentation. |
| 0:40.3 | Arsenal have won five of their last six league games against their biggest rivals, |
| 0:44.4 | including the last three in a row. |
| 0:46.2 | It's their longest winning run against Spurs. |
| 0:47.9 | It's a five-match stretch back in the late 80s. |
| 0:51.9 | 4.30 on Sunday for this one. |
| 0:54.2 | Arsenal could find themselves just a point ahead of Manchester City by that time, |
| 0:57.9 | while Spurs could drop from 5th to 12th if results elsewhere go against them. |
| 1:02.7 | Both sides got injuries mounting up. |
| 1:05.9 | So then, Alex, which team slash manager is under more pressure going into this one? |
| 1:10.2 | I think it's definitely Thomas Frank |
| 1:12.5 | at Tottenham. I mean, you know, there is a bit of pressure on Artessa because Manchester City |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Athletic, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of The Athletic and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.