Tottenham vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score & reaction as Son and Kane punish 10-man Gunners

Tottenham 3-0 Arsenal: Follow the reaction as Spurs thump Arsenal in a crucial battle for the top four

Conte: "We are doing a good job" in UCL race

Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham thrashed 10-man Arsenal 3-0 following Rob Holding’s red card to boost their hopes of a top-four finish.

Antonio Conte’s side have now closed the gap on the Gunners in the Premier League to just a point with two games remaining.

Cedric Soares’ clumsy challenge on Son Heung-min handed Spurs an early gift in the shape of a penalty, with Kane calmly dispatching it into the bottom right corner.

And Holding’s elbow to Son earned him a second yellow and an early bath, with Rodrigo Bentancur’s flick-on at a corner moments later allowing Kane to crouch low and head in a second.

Kane turned provider after the restart, dragging Gabriel Magalhaes inside the box with Son stabbing home the loose ball to pull within one of Mohamed Salah in the race for the golden boot.

Follow all the reaction from the north London derby as Tottenham beat the Gunners:

Tottenham vs Arsenal

• GOAL! 47’ - Son fires home a loose ball (3-0)
• GOAL! 37’ - Kane scores second from close range (2-0)
• GOAL! 22’ - Kane penalty puts Spurs ahead (1-0)
• Arsenal will qualify for Champions League if they win
• Tottenham four points behind Gunners in fifth

[12 May 2022 20:57 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal

53 mins: Arsenal clear the ball over to Martinelli who evades a couple of attempted tackles and releases the ball to Odegaard. Arsenal slowly advance up the pitch before Saka makes a run in behind on the left. Odegaard floats the ball over to him but Sanchez is there to head it clear.

[12 May 2022 20:54 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal

50 mins: Chance! This is a nice move from Arsenal. Saka receives the ball in the middle of the pitch and threads it down the line for Martinelli. He cuts across Sanchez and drives into the box before offloading the ball to Saka. Saka shoots but his effort gets blocked and Spurs scramble the rebound clear.

[12 May 2022 20:49 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal (Son, 47’)⚽️

47 mins: Game over. Davinson Sanchez curls the ball into the box for Harry Kane. He pins Gabriel and holds up the ball. The defender drops to the deck and probs it away from Kane but knocks it over to Son Heung-Min who sweeps it calmly into the back of the net.

[12 May 2022 20:48 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal

Kick off: Harry Kane gets the game back underway. Mikel Arteta hasn’t made any changes but Granit Xhaka seems to be slotting in alongside Gabriel in the back line.

[12 May 2022 20:46 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal

Harry Kane is the first Spurs player to score multiple goals in a Premier League match against Arsenal since he did it himself on 7 February 2015 in 2-1 home win.

He has scored more Premier League goals against Arsenal (13) than any other player.

[12 May 2022 20:43 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal

Antonio Conte will be a very happy man. Spurs just need to manage the game now and they’ll get over the line without too much trouble.

Mikel Arteta has all the difficult decisions. Does he bring on a defender and sacrifice an attacking player. Does his formation change to accommodate three at the back with Saka and Martinelli as wingbacks instead?

[12 May 2022 20:39 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal

Spurs have a big advantage in the game. As it stands they will move one point behind Arsenal in the race for the top four.

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[12 May 2022 20:34 · Michael Jones]

Half-time: Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal

45+2 mins: It’s been a terrible first 45 minutes for Arsenal. After a bright start where they looked to be in control of the game they’ve conceded twice, given away a penalty and had a man sent off.

It’s all smiles from on the Tottenham side. Harry Kane has added two more goals to his north London derby tally and will be hungry for more in the second half.

[12 May 2022 20:31 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal

45 mins: Two minutes of added time to play in the first half. Arsenal win a corner after Eddie Nketiah’s shot is tipped over the bar by Hugo Lloris.

[12 May 2022 20:29 · Michael Jones]

Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal

40 mins: Arsenal send the ball back to Aaron Ramsdale who is charged at by Harry Kane. The Arsenal goalkeeper keeps his cool though and rolls the ball over to the left for Takehiro Tomiyasu to run clear.