Arsenal v Tottenham LIVE: Gunners hold on to win entertaining north London derby
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham: Son Heung Min put Spurs ahead but the Gunners hit back through an own goal and a Leandro Trossard strike to stay in the Premier League title race
Arsenal cut the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool with a dominant victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby. The Gunners overturned a deficit to win the match 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium but their composure and control of possession isn’t reflected in the scoreline.
The hosts started the match in quick fashion, winning a series of set pieces and whipping crosses into the penalty area. They should have been clear of the visitors, but it was Tottenham who struck first.
Son Heung-Min volleyed a dropping ball from a corner towards goal and a deflection took it past David Raya in the 25th minute.
Arsenal didn’t panic. A four-minute salvo saw them first level the match through a deflected header from Gabriel, who met Declan Rice’s corner kick to give Arsenal another goal from a set piece, then go ahead courtesy of Leandro Trossard’s individual brilliance.
Mikel Arteta’s men then managed the rest of the game and took all three points.
Relive the Premier League action from the Emirates below:
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
57 mins: Close!
Havertz has another chance to score for Arsenal and meets Thomas Partey’s cross this time.
But, the effort is soft and gets whipped straight at Antonin Kinsky.
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
54 mins: Martin Odegaard delivers a fine corner kick into the box and picks out Kai Havertz.
Havertz nods the header over the crossbar. Arsenal want more goals.
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
51 mins: Just to update you, Arsenal’s first goal has been changed to a Dominic Solanke own goal now.
Spurs get themselves up the pitch and find Son. He’s got space on the edge of the box and looks to place a shot in the far bottom corner.
The ball starts to curl but hits Solanke and bobbles out of play.
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
48 mins: With Spurs effectively going all out in attack there’s going to be plenty of space in midfield for Arsenal.
Raheem Sterling flies through the middle of the pitch and slips a pass to Leandro Trossard.
Trossard’s pass into the box is then swept away but the defence.
Second half! Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou makes a couple of changes at the break with James Maddison and Brennan Johnson coming on to replace Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr.
It’s an attacking move from the Spurs boss.
Arsenal get the ball rolling once more at the Emirates Stadium.
HT Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
Leandro Trossard (42) has now scored more Premier League goals than Mikel Arteta (41) did during his playing career.
HT Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
Arsenal took four shots in the first half with just one of them on target.
Gabriel’s goal was deflected in off Dominic Solanke.
In comparison, Tottenham had two shots, both on target. One was stopped by David Raya, the other went in.
HT Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
Some photos to sum up the first half:
Half-time! Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
45+4 mins: The whistle goes to end the first half at the Emirates Stadium.
Tottenham took the lead but Arsenal have been the better team by a long way. Ange Postecoglou needs to come up with some answers or else his team will fall further behind in this derby.
Lots at stake for the second 45 minutes but so far so good for Arsenal.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham (Leandro Trossard, 44')
What a turnaround.
Leandro Trossard is fed the ball and spins towards goal after Thomas Partey recovered the ball in midfield.
Trossard drives up the pitch then smokes a shot from the left side of the box.
Antonin Kinsky gets a hand to the ball but can’t keep it out.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments