Bold David Raya prediction made as Arsenal Premier League title reality clear ahead of Tottenham

Former goalkeeper Graham Stack has had his say on Arsenal and Tottenham ahead of the North London Derby

David Raya has been backed to put right his error that cost Arsenal two points against Wolves in midweek ahead of Sunday’s North London Derby.

The Gunners make the short trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday to take on Igor Tudor’s men, who are without a win in the Premier League in eight games. Arsenal are now just two points ahead of Manchester City after Pep Guardiola’s side beat Newcastle 2-1 on Saturday night, and Arteta will want to extend that gap to five points with a win at Spurs.

Arsenal go into the clash on the back of two consecutive draws in the league, however. On Wednesday they could only draw 2-2 with bottom side Wolves, with Raya’s mistake at the end gifting Tom Edozie the chance to score his first senior goal.

Former goalkeeper Graham Stack has backed Raya to put the mistake behind him and return to his best. Stack, speaking exclusively to Reach via the best betting apps, said: “I would say that the most experienced and best goalies in the world, the most successful ones, are the ones that are able to deal with failure really quickly, to move on and not dwell on it.

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“The best make the fewest mistakes, don’t they? But those fewest mistakes, they’re probably highlighted the most because of the platform and the team and scrutiny on teams and players at the top of the league. Raya might make one error and even when he make ten absolute worldies in the same game, it’ll be that one error that would be spoken about.

“With Raya, I think the team he has around him, in terms of his goalkeeping coach, who he’s worked with previously at Brentford, his manager and the players, I guarantee you now they will be giving him nothing but self-belief and confidence throughout the week, which he may or may not need in truth. The strongest individuals are able to park it up, deal with it and move on within minutes, and it’s all about the next action in the game. Raya falls into that category for sure of one with an abundance of resilience and mental strength.”

Tottenham are currently 16th in the league and just four points above the relegation places. With Tudor taking charge of the Lilywhites for the first time on Sunday, the Croatian could really do with a win but the odds are firmly stacked against the home side.

“I really do think Arsenal will win the game, and that’s not my heart speaking,” Stack predicted. “I know there’ll be arguments saying how can you say they’re going to go and turn them over when they’ve obviously struggled at home against Wolves.”

He added: “But I’m not being funny, Tottenham with a new manager will be buoyed, but I think Arsenal will win the game, and that’s my brain, that’s my football head talking. I really do, because I think Tottenham, I jut think the club is in a bad place and moment in time.

“They’re not a good footballing side versus their teams that we’ve seen in past years, I think the stadium is toxic because I think their supporters have had enough, I think they’re clutching at straws in terms of they’ve got a manager until the end of the season, I just think they’ve completely lost their stability at the club at the minute, I really do, I don’t think they’ve got much stability at all.”

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