Arsenal Say North London Bragging Rights
15 March, 2021
Premier League
Result: Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Date: 14 March 2021
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Arsenal returned to winning ways found in the Premier League just after edging Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the North London derby on Sunday night time.
The Gunners made four changes from their pull against Bunrley, as Cedric Soares, Gabriel, Emile Smith Rowe and Alaxandre Lacazette were all recalled, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang dropping to the bench while Spurs made simply differ from their big win against Crystal Palace, as Tanguy Ndombele was recalled.
Smith Rowe came near to giving Arsenal an excellent start in the 16th minute with a looping strike from the edge of the package that came off the far post.
Erik Lamela got the breakthrough for Jose Mourinho's charges found in the 33rd minute with a excellent rabona through the legs of Thomas Partey found in a crowded area inside field after he was teed up by Lucas Moura.
Soares had an excellent chance to level matters for Arsenal eight mins prior to the break after he attacked a good square go by Lacazette at the back post but his work came off the content.
Even so, Martin Odegaard got the equaliser for Mikel Arteta's troops in the stroke of half-time with a scuffed shot that took a slight deflection away Toby Alderweireld and beat shot-stopper Hugo Lloris.
The Gunners continued where they left off early in the second stanza because they won a penalty in the 62nd minute after Davinson Sanchez caught the out-stretched leg of Lacazette, who gave the hosts a 2-1 lead with a strike in to the bottom corner.
The Lilywhites were reduced to ten men within the last quarter of an hour after Lamela caught Tierney on his face with an elbow from his swinging arm and he got another booking
Harry Kane rued his luck in the last seven a few minutes after locating the back of the web for Spurs with a header across and in to the bottom part from Lucas Moura's free-kick however the goal was disallowed for offside.
Kane was first unlucky again not to get the equaliser for the tourists within the last minute with a low swerving free-kick from the border of the field that came off the content before Sanchez's hit on the rebound was first headed off the brand by Gabriel, seeing as Arsenal held to progress to to tenth on the log, four points behind seventh-placed Spurs.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za