On the night of April 28, Arsenal defeated Tottenham 3-2 in round 35 of the Premier League away from home.
Arsenal overcame one of two strong opponents in the final stage of the championship race. In the penultimate round, coach Mikel Arteta and his team will have to march to Manchester United’s home ground of Old Trafford
For Arsenal, the 3 points won at Tottenham Stadium helped the “Gunners” temporarily widen the gap with Man City to 4 points (80 compared to 76) but played 2 more matches. At 10:30 p.m., the defending champion will have a clash with Nottingham.
Arsenal hopes to win the championship.
Against Tottenham, Arsenal entered the game confidently and made the most of the opportunity to soon decide the match. In the first half, the “Gunners” only had 2 shots on target but scored 3 goals.
In the 15th minute, Pierre Emile Hojbjerg helped the away team take the lead with a header into the net. After conceding, Tottenham rallied strongly but could not equalize.
The host even let Arsenal concede a second goal, after an impressive counter-attack. From Kai Havertz’s long pass, Bukayo Saka escaped, turned the ball past the defender and then shot into the far corner, beating goalkeeper Vicario.
In the 38th minute, Arsenal increased the score to 3-0, again from a corner kick. No defender followed Havertz and let the former Chelsea star comfortably score with a header.
According to Opta, this is Arsenal’s 16th goal from a corner kick this season, an achievement that no club has achieved in the last 7 seasons.
A surprise happened in the second half, Arsenal took the initiative but put themselves in a difficult position due to individual mistakes. In the 64th minute, David Raya, the best goalkeeper in the Premier League this season, missed a pass, creating an opportunity for Romero to shorten the score to 1-3.
In the 87th minute, it was Declan Rice’s turn to hit the home player in the penalty area, leading to a penalty kick. Son Heung-min took advantage of the opportunity to score the second goal for “Rooster”.
In the last minutes, the pressure was heavy on Arsenal’s goal. David Raya and his teammates rushed to defend the goal, only to burst into tears when the referee’s final whistle sounded.