Arsenal are also the boss against Tottenham! A few days after the five-point win against Chelsea, Mikel Arteta’s team went 3-2 away from the home of the “spurs” in another London derby for the 35th matchday of the Premier League and escaped with +4 from second-placed City who have two matches less.
In the first half, the “gunners” were stormy and scored goals at almost every opportunity. The start was made in the 15th minute when Hoiberg scored an own goal from a corner kick to make it 0-1. In the 20th minute, Romero missed two huge chances to equalize when he headed the ball inches wide and shortly after another header hit the post.
In the 23rd minute, Van de Fenn scored with a set piece, but the goal was disallowed for offside and in the 27th minute, Arsenal made it 0-2 with Saka assisted by Havertz. In fact, the German was the one who made it 0-3 in the 38th minute with a header after a corner kick and seemed to “lock” the victory for his team.
In the 53rd minute, the guests came close to a fourth goal, but Vicario, with an improbable intervention in Saka’s one-piece shot from the penalty spot, kept the score at 0-3. From a blunder by Raya in the 64th minute, Romero scored from close range for 1-3 and in the 85th minute, Tottenham won a penalty from Rice’s marking on Davitch, and Sean converted to make it 2-3.
In the last minutes, Arsenal came under a lot of pressure, Tottenham won some corners, but they didn’t create a big phase and the “gunners” celebrated a very important victory.
Tottenham: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Davies (89′ Lo Celso), Van de Fenn, Bedancourt (46′ Sarr), Hoiberg (64′ Bissuma), Kulusevski, Maddison (64′ Richarlison), Werner (32′ Johnson), Son.
Arsenal: Raya, Gabriel, Saliba, Tomiyasu, White, Partey, Rice, Edegaard (89′ Kivior), Saka, Trossard (63′ Martinelli), Havertz.
In the other afternoon match, Bournemouth beat Brighton 3-0 and left them far behind in the standings. Senesi (26′), Unal (52′) and Kluifert (87′) scored the home team’s goals.