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Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to a formidable eight points with an outstanding performance and win in the north London derby at Tottenham.
The Gunners took full advantage of Manchester City’s loss at Manchester United on Saturday with an impressive show of style in the first half and steel after the break to claim a vital three points.
Arsenal were helped by a blunder from hapless Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris when he fumbled Bukayo Saka’s cross into his own net after 14 minutes, but it was no more than Mikel Arteta’s side deserved as captain Martin Odegaard drilled in a second from outside the area nine minutes before the break.
Spurs, so poor in the first half, did have their chances but found visiting keeper Aaron Ramsdale in top form as he saved twice either side of half-time from Harry Kane and also denied Ryan Sessegnon’s angled effort.
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Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
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Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
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Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 17RomeroBooked at 35mins
- 15DierBooked at 72mins
- 34LengletSubstituted forDaviesat 88′minutes
- 2DohertySubstituted forRicharlisonat 71′minutes
- 29SarrBooked at 53minsSubstituted forBissoumaat 76′minutes
- 5Højbjerg
- 19R SessegnonBooked at 45minsSubstituted forPerisicat 76′minutes
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forGilat 88′minutes
- 7Son Heung-min
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 4Skipp
- 6D Sánchez
- 9Richarlison
- 11Gil
- 12Emerson Royal
- 14Perisic
- 20Forster
- 33Davies
- 38Bissouma
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ramsdale
- 4White
- 12Saliba
- 6GabrielBooked at 90mins
- 35ZinchenkoSubstituted forTomiyasuat 86′minutes
- 8ØdegaardSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 90+4′minutes
- 5Partey
- 34Xhaka
- 7Saka
- 14NketiahSubstituted forSmith Roweat 90+3′minutes
- 11MartinelliBooked at 70minsSubstituted forTierneyat 79′minutes
Substitutes
- 3Tierney
- 10Smith Rowe
- 16Holding
- 18Tomiyasu
- 21Fábio Vieira
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 27Marquinhos
- 30Turner
- 72Smith
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 2.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 2.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Martin Ødegaard.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Eddie Nketiah.
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Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
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Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
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Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies replaces Clément Lenglet.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Bryan Gil replaces Dejan Kulusevski.
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Attempt saved. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yves Bissouma with a headed pass.
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Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
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Clément Lenglet (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
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Attempt blocked. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Kane.
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