Tottenham has scored eighteen goals this season while allowing seventeen. Gomes has allowed thirteen goals since taking over the starting job from Carlo Cudicini. He has 31 saves on the season. Goaltending has been erratic at times for Tottenham, but Gomes offers an upgrade at the position. Rafael Van der Vaart leads the team with five goals, but the team should get help with the return of striker Jermain Defoe. Van der Vaart has 47 shots on goal to lead the team.

Arsenal has gotten strong goalie play from Lukasz Fabianski. He has allowed just five goals in seven starts and has been remarkably strong since taking over the starting job. As a team, Arsenal has scored 26 goals and has one of the most potent attacks in the league. Marouane Chamakh leads the team with five goals but Arsenal spreads the ball around. Samir Nasri and Alex Song add a lot of scoring punch. Four different players have at least 25 shots on goal for Arsenal.

The two teams split their meetings last season. Arsenal won their home game 3-0 while losing 2-1 on the road. Arsenal has a clear advantage on offense and defense and should use the home crowd to their advantage. However, Tottenham is a team that can’t be taken lightly. They have played well in the Champions League and will look to carry that momentum in to this game.

Manchester United always has the big target on its back, but that target is even larger this season. As the defending European champions, Man U finds itself in a dogfight for the Premier League title, trailing Chelsea 45 points to 43. With Arsenal just four points out of first, the championship doesn’t look to be decided any time soon.

The fourth member of England‘s Big Four hasn’t been as successful so far. With only 33 points, Liverpool is fighting just to make the 2010-11 Champions League, trailing Tottenham by four points for the fourth spot. Tottenham isn’t the only club they have to worry about; they need to leap over Aston Villa and Manchester City (both of whom have 35 points) to grab the league’s final Champions League spot.

Chelsea’s defense can be largely credited for getting them atop the table; their league-low 16 goals allowed has also given them the league’s best goal differential. Arsenal leads with 51 goals scored, led by Francesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie’s combined 16 points. With 21 goals allowed, though, the Gunners will need defensive improvement if they want to be champions.

The Premier League’s scoring title has been even more competitive, as Man U’s Wayne Rooney, Chelsea’s Didier Drogba and Tottenham’s Jermain Defoe currently have 14 points each, with Sunderland’s Darren Bent just a point behind them.