The first North London derby of the new Premier League season promises to be an intriguing contest as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur prepare to do battle on Sunday. Both sides have big ambitions this season and can’t afford to drop points here as they are coming on the back of disappointing results in their previous league encounters. Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in a game that saw Declan Rice shown a red card. Aside from dropping two valuable points so early in the season, his absence against Tottenham will come as a massive blow to Arsenal. Spurs fell to a 2-1 …