Tottenham 1-0 Arsenal: Son scores winner for North London Derby friendly
2021 Club Friendlies
1-0
Heung-Min Son haunted Arsenal again with a late winner as Tottenham concluded their pre-season with a 1-0 friendly victory over their north London rivals.
Just as the game seemed to be meandering to a draw, Son broke the deadlock 11 minutes from time with a venomous near-post drive past helpless Gunners goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
It proved to be a perfect introduction to life at Spurs for new manager Nuno Espirito Santo, who instantly endeared himself to his new club with an encouraging performance and result, which could have had more gloss had Dele Alli not been denied by the woodwork on two occasions.
For Arsenal, their pre-season ended with back-to-back defeats, but there were plenty of positives for Mikel Arteta to take from the game, with summer-signings Ben White and Sambi Lokonga making their first starts for the Gunners.
Line-ups
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Son, Lucas, Hojbjerg, Alli, Dier, Sanchez, Bergwijn, Reguilon, Tanganga, Skipp
Subs: Sissoko, Aurier, Doherty, Ben Davies, Winks, Gollini, Lo Celso, C. Carter-Vickers, Whiteman, J. Rodon, J. Clarke, T. Omole, Nile John, D. Scarlett
Arsenal XI: Aubameyang, Lacazette, Leno, Xhaka, Mari, Bellerin, Pepe, Tierney, B. White, Smith Rowe, A. Lokonga
Subs: Cedric, M.Elneny, Kolasinac, Runarsson, Chambers, Maitland-Niles, Nelson, Nuno Tavares, K. Hein, Balogun, Saka