Arsenal won an important victory in the North London derby. Individual mistakes almost cost the Gunners, but Tottenham also had a disappointing match. Arsenal continued to maintain the top spot in the table and put pressure on Man City in the late match against Forest.
Minute 87: IN!!! Son Heung-min successfully performed the 11m kick, shortening the score to 2-3.
85th minute: Ben Davies was fouled by Rice in the penalty area, Tottenham received a penalty.
Minute 64: IN!!! Raya made an unbelievable mistake when passing straight to Romero. The Argentinian defender stood in front of the open goal and scored to shorten the score for Tottenham.
Minute 53: Kai Havertz crossed for Saka to volley close to the goal, but Vicario brilliantly blocked it with his feet.
Minute 51 : Kulusevski crossed the ball into the penalty area, Romero headed in a difficult position when tightly marked by an Arsenal defender. That was the third good opportunity for Romero in this match but he missed all of them.
Minute 46: The second half begins
End of round 1! Arsenal had a time when they were under great pressure and were outmatched by Tottenham, but they were lucky in today’s North London derby. Spurs had difficulty finding their rhythm and needed a mental boost to approach the second half better.
Minute 38: IN!! Kai Havertz scores!! Kai Havertz headed in from a corner and increased the score to 3-0 from Declan Rice’s high-class hanging ball.
Minute 30: In Saka’s scoring situation, two Tottenham players had previously fallen in the penalty area. Maddison appeared to be on his own, but Kulusevski was worked on the heel by Trossard. Right after that, Arsenal scored their second goal, so fans are arguing a lot about this ball. Spurs lost pressure and confidence after conceding.
Minute 27: IN!!! Saka punishes Spurs. After a chaotic situation in the Tottenham penalty area, Arsenal had a chance to counterattack and Saka faced immense space. The English midfielder skillfully handled and defeated Vicario to increase the score to 2-0.
Minute 22: Again starting from a corner kick, the ball was cleared outside the penalty area and midfielder Van de Ven finished the shot to defeat Raya. Unfortunately, he was in an offside position and the goal was not recognized.
Minute 21: From a corner, Romero headed the ball and hit the post. Spurs just had two good opportunities but couldn’t take advantage. The home team wants to put pressure on to soon equalize.
Minute 15: IN!!! From a corner kick, midfielder Hojbjerg unfortunately scored an own goal under pressure from Tomiyasu.
Minute 13: Kai Havertz put the ball into Tottenham’s net but the goal was canceled because Odegaard was in an offside position.
Minute 10: Spurs started proactively and sought to exploit the space on the flanks. The two sides probed each other and did not rush to attack.
20:00: The match starts