PL: Arsenal wins the Derby at Tottenham and takes the lead

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Before Manchester City traveled to Nottingham Forest (5:30 p.m.), Arsenal played a very important North London Derby at the Tottenham Stadium, since the Gunners had the opportunity to temporarily take the lead in the Premier League, three days away. of the end of the Championship. In control from the start of the game, Arteta’s men took advantage of an own goal from Hojberg to quickly open the scoring, before Saka made the break in stride (2-0, 15th and 27th ).

The first half turned into an ordeal for the Spurs who conceded a third goal by Havertz, before the break (3-0, 38th). In the second half, Tottenham got up and regained hope after Romero reduced the score (3-1, 58th), before Son reduced the score at the end of the match (3-2, 87th). But this was not enough to recover and Arsenal therefore emerged victorious from this Derby. The Gunners are at the top of the PL with four points ahead of Manchester City, who have two games in hand. For their part, Spurs lose the opportunity to get closer to the Champions League and remain 7 points behind Aston Villa.

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