Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Jesus & co. score to hand 10-men Spurs season 1st defeat

Arsenal deservedly won the north London derby to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

0' KICK-OFF! Who can win this match?

3' CHANCE! Martinelli's shot hits the post

14' SAVE! Fine stop from Ramsdale

17' CLOSE! Xhaka's long shot inches wide

19' GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham (Partey)

30' Penalty Goal! Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham (Kane)

43' NICE TRY! Jesus' shot denied by Lloris

48' GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham (Jesus)

53' Jesus goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!

61' Red Card! Aparecido sent off

66' GOAL! Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham (Xhaka)

77' Yellow Card! William Saliba booked

84' Yellow Card! Martinelli booked

Match Report

A deserved win for Arsenal, who look set for a proper title challenge. Spurs were outplayed for most of the game, though looked dangerous on the break in the first half, when they could easily have plundered another goal or two. But the second half was nothing short of a disaster for them. Emerson’s challenge on Martinelli looked clumsy, rather than malicious, but when studs connect with ankle, it’s only ever going to end one way. In any case, Arsenal had established their dominance before his dismissal: Zinchenko, Jesus, Martinelli, Odegaard and Xhaka were all excellent. By contrast, Spurs pretty much to a man had a bad day at the office. Still, once the sting of defeat dies down, can console themselves with the fact that they’re still only four off the Premier League pace.

Line-ups

Arsenal XI: Xhaka, Partey, Zinchenko, Martin Ødegaard, Jesus, Gabriel, Ramsdale, B. White, Martinelli, William Saliba, Saka

Subs: Tierney, Holding, Matt Turner, Tomiyasu, Nelson, Nketiah, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Fábio Vieira, Marquinhos

Tottenham XI: Lloris, Perisic, Son, Kane, Hojbjerg, Lenglet, Dier, Bentancur, Richarlison, Romero, Aparecido

Subs: Fraser Forster, Doherty, Sanchez, Bissouma, Sessegnon, Skipp, Gil, D. Spence, Pape Matar Sarr