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Michael Oliver has been confirmed as the referee for Sunday's north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham .

Thomas Frank will get his first taste of the fixture as Spurs make the short trip to take on their rivals, looking to avoid a fourth straight defeat against the Gunners for the first time since the 1980s.

Arsenal go into the weekend's action with a four-point advantage at the top of the Premier League and would move 11 points ahead of Spurs with a win.

Oliver will be the man in the middle, with this being the eighth time he will referee a north London derb

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