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:
GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham (Gabriel, 40')
That;s a good goal, and classic Arsenal.
Declan Rice whips a cross into the box and finds Gabriel over by the far post.
The Arsenal centre-back gets a head to the ball and nods it into Dominic Solanke’s chest which, in turn, puts the ball past Antonin Kinsky.
The Gunners are level.
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
37 mins: Raheem Sterling looks to nudge the ball past Djed Spence and sprint in behind the left-back.
Spence is rapid though and sends Sterling to the byline and the ball is run out of play.
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
34 mins: Dejan Kulusevski comes in from the wrong side and clatters Martin Odegaard to the ground.
Arsenal are awarded yet another set piece and the captain stands over it with Declan Rice.
Odegaard lifts the ball over to the far side but Yves Bissouma is there to nod it behind.
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
31 mins: Porro is back on his feet and is stretching out the right side of his groin. The defender looks like he’ll continue.
Arsenal are attempting to get back into this game. They send the ball into the penalty area once more but Radu Dragusin clears it away this time.
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
28 mins: Pedro Porro is turned inside out by Leandro Trossard on Arsenal’s left wing.
Trossard’s cross is dealt with but Porro is left in a heap on the deck and needs some treatment from the medical team after getting himself in a twist.
This will be a worry for Ange Postecoglou.
GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham (Heung-Min Son, 25')
Tottenham take the lead!
They’ve absorbed a lot of pressure but win themselves a corner. It’s played short and then whipped into the penalty area.
The initial header comes out to the edge of the box where Heung-Min Son waits for the ball to drop.
He strikes a side-footed effort towards goal and the shot takes a big deflection off William Saliba.
David Raya is caught offguard and the ball finishes in the back of the net.
Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham
23 mins: Close!
Kinsky is almost caught on the ball again but manages to work it up the pitch to Djed Spence.
Spence drives to the edge of the box and crosses with the outside of his right foot.
Dominic Solanke is bombing in near the back post but Gabriel lunges ahead of him and pokes it behind for a corner.
Chance! From the set piece the ball bounces down for Dejan Kulusevski who pings a shot towards the near post only for David Raya to palm it behind.
Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham
20 mins: Antonin Kinksy is almost embarrassed by Kai Havertz after dallying too long on the ball.
The Arsenal forward almost nicks the ball away from the goalkeeper but somehow Kinsky manages to smother it again and avoid an awful mistake.
The fans jeer at him as his next goal kick is booted as far down the pitch as possible.
Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham
17 mins: Another free kick is delivered into the Tottenham box.
Kinsky is determined again to get to the aerial ball but Radu Dragusin gets there first and nods it out of the penalty box.
Arsenal 0-0 Tottenham
14 mins: Close!
Odegaard floats an incredible pass over to the left side of the box where Declan Rice is free.
Rice controls the ball the pokes it to Leandro Trossard whose effort is blocked by the closest defender.
He needs to do better there. Tottenham are under serious pressure here.
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