The latest North London derby was a tale of two halves, albeit tales that favored one side in both. Tottenham vs Arsenal was also a tale of two goalkeepers.
The Gunners could be just two points clear of Man City at kickoff, but they could also have a chance to stretch their table advantage as high as eight. Spurs have not lost a home Premier League derby to Arsenal in eight-straight, with only two draws and the last one coming in March 2019. Emery, Emi driving Aston Villa forward (Aston Villa 2-1 Leeds): Leon Bailey opened the scoring in the 3rd minute, when Boubacar Kamara went on a long dribble through the center of the field before finding the Jamaican international cutting in from the right wing. Captain Lloyd Kelly, midfielder Jefferson Lerma, and hard man Philip Billing were all in the fold when Bournemouth was relegated to the Championship and were the club’s best hopes of getting something out of the team. Going the other way across the relegation line is West Ham (15 points), who have now taken all of one point from their last seven PL games. Wolves climb out of bottom three, leaving Irons there (Wolves 1-0 West Ham): Daniel Podence capped a quick Wolves counter-attack in the 48th minute, scoring the game’s only goal with a smashing strike from the top of the penalty area. And this is four-straight defeats for Leicester (17 points), who now find themselves just two points above the relegation zone. Foxes can’t get through Trees, who now loom above (Nottingham Forest 2-0 Leicester): “The victory sees Forest climb from 16th to 13th in the Premier League table, now four points clear over the relegation zone. Sluggish Liverpool run off pitch by Seagulls (Brighton 3-0 Liverpool): There are excuses for the Reds with injuries and fixture congestion but they weren’t excuses Jurgen Klopp would accept in previous years (and certainly not against non-traditional powers). Their squad is good enough to be challenging for the top four but their recent run has undone all of their good work at the start of the season and finishing above Manchester United and Newcastle seems very unlikely at this point. It is the blueprint for their success and this performance was eerily similar to so many of their wins this season. Chelsea has some work to do while surprising Fulham and Brighton are hanging around on the periphery and are having fine campaigns.
Here are our Tottenham Hotspur player ratings as they lost 2-0 to Arsenal at home in the Premier League on Sunday evening.
Was a much bigger presence in the second half. Played a great reverse ball into Son for a first half chance after making a fine run and then he was denied well by Ramsdale with a big second half opportunity as he played a one-two with Kane. Worked hard as usual in a midfield duo as they took on the Arsenal trio. Put in a perfect cross for Kane at the end of the first half. It was a tough assignment with Hojbjerg against Arsenal's midfield three but he worked hard and earned a standing ovation from a number of the fans when he went off. Had a dodgy moment with his feet early on when put under pressure but he made up for it with a good save from Nketiah.
Tottenham 0-2 Arsenal: Lloris' own goal and Odegaard's long-ranger extended the Gunners' lead at the top.
Martin Odegaard - 8. Hard-working throughout and really pushed hard to get in the box after early link play but spurned three really decent chances. Forced the opener with a typically driving and direct run and caused so many problems with his pace from the right. Covered well in deep areas when he needed to and kept the ball moving in the attacking third. More the defender who mopped up second balls and covered key areas, compared to his partner who muscled and marshalled the middle. Saved well from Son just after the opener, then again from Kane and Sessegnon in quick succession following the restart. A tough game to come into the side for on his first league start. Totally overrun first half but battled on, didn’t make any major errors and won possession with some decent challenges in the middle. Bypassed by Odegaard with real regularity and that in turn left Arsenal’s pair free when he chased the Norwegian back. More loose in the second half when they went to four at the back. Did a few decent defensive bits in the first half with his team under the cosh, mainly clearances and headers under pressure, but no real organisation or protection as a unit once more for Spurs. Stopped a couple of one-on-ones on the angle but a costly showing all told.
Arsenal moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League by beating Tottenham away from home for the first time since 2014.
A big performance from the striker, who continues to impress as he fills in for Gabriel Jesus. Was so composed on the ball and switched play well. In the form of his career right now and he is arguably the best player in the Premier League at the moment. Took his goal so well and ran the game in the first-half. The Ukraine international has become a vital part of this Arsenal side and you can see why. The Brazilian has been so consistent since the restart and he did well today.
Arsenal moved eight points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 win at Tottenham in the north London derby.
Fabio Vieira (90' for Odegaard) - N/A Kieran Tierney (79' for Martinelli) - 5/10 Takehiro Tomiyasu (85' for Zinchenko) - N/A Demanded the ball but needed more help. Yves Bissouma (76' for Sarr) - 5/10 Ben Davies (88' for Lenglet) - N/A Ivan Perisic (76' for Sessegnon) - 5/10 Bryan Gil (88' for Kuliusevski) - N/A Richarlison (71' for Doherty) - 5/10 Fought til the end. Not a happy birthday. Mikel Arteta's men didn't have to wait too much longer to go in front, however.
Arsenal completed the league double over Tottenham with a resounding 2-0 win. A first half howler from Hugo Lloris and a Martin Odegaard wonder strike ...
Gabriel (CB) 7/10 – Marshalled Kane superbly well and kept him quiet all day. The dominance was rewarded early after a Hugo Lloris howler allowed Bukayo Saka’s shot to find its way into the net. Arsenal completed the league double over Tottenham with a resounding 2-0 win.
ARSENAL continued their title charge with a convincing victory in the North London derby.The Gunners arrived at Tottenham with the wind in their sails.
Gabriel Martinelli - 7 Granit Xhaka - 7 Gabriel - 7 Oleksandr Zinchenko - 7 William Saliba - 7 Ben White - 7