Tottenham – Arsenal 2-3
Arsenal led 3-0 at the break.
But after David Raya blundered out and Declan Rice made a clumsy penalty six minutes before the end, things got hectic in the final minutes.
But Arsenal got away with the scare. Won 3-2 at Tottenham and now lead the league by four points to Manchester City ahead of their Sunday game.
– The last twenty minutes were not pleasant, but it was worth it. We fought until the end and got three points, says Arsenal player Bukayo Saka to Sky Sports.
CELEBRATE WITH THE FANS: Overjoyed Arsenal players. Photo: Paul Childs SPOTTED 3-2: Tottenham’s star player Son. Photo: Zac Goodwin
– A disappointing day for us. It was a big game and we didn’t get the result we wanted, says Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou.
– Messy
Tottenham were fully level with the Premier League leader at home, but it was the visitors who scored the goals before the break.
– It will be messy for Spurs. Arsenal are sending a message: “Over to you Manchester City,” commented Gary Neville on Sky Sports.
VAR took center stage before the break in North London.
Certainly not on the first score of the day. The corner kick from Bukayo Saka found the forehead of an unfortunate Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, who headed the ball into his own net.
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Seven minutes later, 60,000 spectators cheered before the equaliser. Micky van de Ven thought the third league scoring of the season was in the box, but VAR intervened because the Dutchman was narrowly offside.
Bukayo Saka doubled the lead after a pattern counterattack. The counter-attack came after Tottenham called for penalties on two occasions, but desperate pleas were not heard.
– It’s terrible from Tottenham. Everyone is looking at the ball. Nobody sees Saka, said former Arsenal player Paul Merson.
It was to get worse for the home supporters: Kai Havertz was remarkably left alone at a corner, and nodded in the third of the day.
The 3-0 score was Arsenal’s 16th set-piece score this season, according to Sky Sports. That’s four more than the next team on the list, Everton.
3-0: Kai Havertz stanger inn 3-0! Foto: Paul Childs
The German was also the man who served Saka ahead of the 2-0 scoring.
It has really worked out for the German: Two goals in midweek against Chelsea plus today’s catch means that the 24-year-old is up to twelve goals and six assists in the Premier League.
Ugly mistake
Out of nowhere, David Raya invited Spurs back into the game after a nasty mistake. The last chance failed completely and sent the ball to an offensive Cristian Romero.
The Argentine brought hope to fired-up home supporters with the 1-3 reduction.
The experts are merciless with the Spaniard, who has been prioritized ahead of Aaron Ramsdale this season.
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– What are you doing, Raya? You lead 3-0. Don’t let them into the fight, was Neville’s verdict.
– Huge mistake from David Raya, said former Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer at the BBC.
Six minutes before the end, Declan Rice made a penalty kick. Son got the opportunity from the penalty spot – and reduced it once again.