Tottenham team confirmed vs Arsenal - Kevin Danso starts, Kudus back but Xavi on the bench

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Here's the Tottenham Hotspur team that Thomas Frank has selected to face Arsenal in his first competitive North London Derby on Sunday

Thomas Frank has made five changes to his Tottenham team to face Arsenal for the short trip to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Both teams have players back and available and for Spurs, in his press conference ahead of the game Frank revealed that back in training were attackers Mohammed Kudus and Randal Kolo Muani, with a face mask to protect his fractured jaw, as well as midfielders Pape Matar Sarr, Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray and defenders Ben Davies, Kota Takai and Radu Dragusin, who played 45 minutes in an under-21s friendly last week against Leyton Orient.

The Spurs head coach has tasted victory against Mikel Arteta's Arsenal team in the summer friendly in Hong Kong but this will be his first competitive North London Derby of the season and it comes at the Gunners' home.

Frank has gone with three at the back with Kevin Danso coming in alongside Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero and Djed Spence and Destiny Udogie as his wing-backs with Pedro Porro on the bench.

Xavi Simons finds himself on the bench while Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha take to the centre of the pitch with Kudus back in the side with Wilson Odobert behind Richarlison.

Kolo Muani, Gray and Bergvall are all back on a strong bench with Xavi.

Here's the Tottenham team Frank has selected to face the Gunners:

Vicario; Romero, Danso, Van de Ven; Spence, Bentancur, Palhinha, Udogie; Kudus, Odobert; Richarlison. Subs: Kinsky, Porro, Gray, Sarr, Bergvall, Xavi, Johnson, Tel, Kolo Muani.