It’s a match every Gooner marked on their calendar since last summer’s fixture announcement, and our gallery reveals the team gearing up for the home north London derby with Tottenham Hotspur.

This week, the squad returned to the Sobha Realty Training Centre to fine-tune their gameplan ahead of Wednesday night’s clash with our neighbours, aiming for a second win over Spurs this season to complete a league double against them.

Club photographer Stuart MacFarlane captured the team’s mood leading into derby day, and you can check out his top shots from the latest training session in our gallery below: