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ARSENAL 2 (Odegaard 44, Lacazette pen 64)
SPURS 1 (Lamela 33)
THE North London derby is never selected type and sometimes merely comes right down to who desires it extra.
Right from the off the Gunners have been on the entrance foot, pegging a shocked Spurs again with wave of well-worked assaults that set the tone for the match.
Goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Martin Odegaard – who shone together with Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel and Keiran Tierney – ensured a fully-deserved win.
Arsenal fought again after Spurs took the lead via an outrageous ‘rabona’ objective from Erik Lamela, who was later despatched off.
The final quarter-hour, after Spurs have been diminished to ten males, have been a nervy and fraught affair however this time the defence held robust.
After the match, supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned: “We began the sport very strongly. Lamela scored an unimaginable objective and after that we needed to react. Mentally it’s not straightforward however I like the best way the group reacted.”
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang was left on the bench as an unused sub for undisclosed “disciplinary causes”.
Lacazette could not have the Arsenal captain’s deadly-eye for a objective, however me makes up for that in power. That was what was wanted at present and he deserved his penalty, though the foul on him regarded smooth and was surprisingly not overturned by the VAR.
Spurs followers have been happening and on concerning the rabona, however Emile Smith Rowe nearly scored an equally memorable objective.
Brilliant all through the sport, the 20 12 months outdated crashed the underside of the bar with a looping lengthy vary strike. It was a part of the early siege on Tottenham’s objective that instilled panic and at one level had Hugo Lloris barking out orders to his defenders “don’t be so passive!”
Jose Mourinho – sensing a uncommon defeat to Arsenal – rushed out of the technical space and launched a sweary rant in direction of his gamers about “coping with stress”.
Despite the one-way site visitors, it was Tottenham that took the lead with their first shot on course.
Lamela hooked his left leg across the again of his standing proper to curl the ball completely round a bamboozled Bernd Leno.
The midfielder – who had changed the injured Son early on in the primary half – didn’t have the final snort nevertheless as he was despatched off on 76 minutes after a second yellow for an arm in the face of Tierney.
The reliably sensible Tierney crossed to Odegaard for his deflected equaliser proper earlier than half time, when Saka was changed by Nicolas Pepe.
Arteta mentioned after the match that the midfielder was not injured and was maybe not absolutely match.
Cedric Soares crashed the publish with a thunderous drive as Arsenal hunted the winner.
In the top it got here with a contact of fortune after Lacazette was judged by Michael Oliver to have been fouled by Davison Sanchez. Replays confirmed the foul got here after the Arsenal man had fluffed his shot, however one way or the other the VAR didn’t overrule the ref.
Partey – arguably man of the match – drove the ball ahead all through and had some wonderful touches.
Next to him Granit Xhaka, performed a special function, at all times passing sideways or backwards in a bid to calm the play down.
Gareth Bale, ineffective all through, was subbed off in a huff earlier than Lamela’s crimson that appeared to stoke Spurs up.
They they have been by far the higher aspect for the ultimate quarter-hour. Harry Kane, who had barely touched the ball all through the match, had a header dominated out for offside.
He then hit the publish with a strong free kick with Gabriel heroically saving the comply with up shot off the line.
In the top, Arsenal – unbeaten in their final ten house video games in opposition to their north London rivals – hung-on via 5 minutes of harm time to take the victory and maintain the St Totteningham’s Day dream alive.
Arsenal: Leno, Soares, Luiz, Gabriel, Tierney, Partey, Xhaka, Saka (Pepe 45), Odegaard, Smith Rowe (Willian 77), Lacazette (Elneny 88).
Substitutes not used: Bellerín, Ceballos, Aubameyang, Holding, Chambers, Ryan,
Spurs: Lloris, Doherty, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Reguilón, Højbjerg, Nbombele (Alli 62) Bale (Sissoko 57) Moura, Son (Lamela 19), Kane.
Substitutes not used: Winks, Hart, Dier, Aurier, Morais,
