Tottenham vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score & reaction as Son and Kane punish 10-man Gunners
Tottenham 3-0 Arsenal: Follow the reaction as Spurs thump Arsenal in a crucial battle for the top four
Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham thrashed 10-man Arsenal 3-0 following Rob Holding’s red card to boost their hopes of a top-four finish.
Antonio Conte’s side have now closed the gap on the Gunners in the Premier League to just a point with two games remaining.
Cedric Soares’ clumsy challenge on Son Heung-min handed Spurs an early gift in the shape of a penalty, with Kane calmly dispatching it into the bottom right corner.
And Holding’s elbow to Son earned him a second yellow and an early bath, with Rodrigo Bentancur’s flick-on at a corner moments later allowing Kane to crouch low and head in a second.
Kane turned provider after the restart, dragging Gabriel Magalhaes inside the box with Son stabbing home the loose ball to pull within one of Mohamed Salah in the race for the golden boot.
Follow all the reaction from the north London derby as Tottenham beat the Gunners:
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
84 mins: Alexandre Lacazette and Emile Smith Rowe combine through the middle to try and work the ball into the box but there’s no way through for them and Tottenham clear their lines.
The home fans are in full-voice again. They’ve been non-stop for most of the night.
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
81 mins: Another change from Antonio Conte as Ben Daives is replaced with Joe Rodon. Into the last 10 minutes now, Tottenham hava firm grasp on the game and Arsenal will be counting down the minutes until full-time.
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
78 mins: Granit Xhaka whips a cross into the box from the left but it’s well headed away by Ben Davies.
Bukayo Saka comes back at them but Eric Dier is there again gets the block in this time before Cedric Soares’ cross ends up in the hands of Hugo Lloris.
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
75 mins: Gabriel takes a knock and stays down in a worrying sign for Mikel Arteta. He’s going to need the defender for the last two games of the season.
The Arsenal manager takes no chances and swaps out the centre-back for Nuno Tavares. 15 minutes to play.
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
72 mins: Son Heung-Min isn’t best pleased as Antonio Conte makes a couple of changes. He’s brought off in favour of Lucas Moura and Dejan Kulusevski gets replaced with Steven Bergwijn.
Eddie Nketiah is also replaced with Alexandre Lacazette for Arsenal.
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
69 mins: Arsenal win a free kick over on the left wing that Martin Odegaard curls in towards the back post. Gabriel is the target but his knock down doesn’t find a teammate.
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
66 mins: Emile Smith Rowe is brought on by Mikel Arteta replacing Gabriel Martinelli for Arsenal. Dejan Kulusevski carries the ball down the inside left channel and attempts to guide it over to Rodrigo Bentancur but his pass is off target and Gabriel collects it for the Gunners.
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
63 mins: Chance! Emerson Royal squares the ball across to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg who threads a through ball into the left side of the penalty area for Ryan Sessegnon’s overlapping run. Sessegnon gets to the ball and passes it across to Son Heung-Min who hoofs his effort over the crossbar!
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
60 mins: Save! Almost a fourth goal for Tottenham as Harry Kane laces a cross into the box from the right and finds Emerson Royal. He glances his header across goal but Aaron Ramsdale leaps across and denies him a goal!
Tottenham 3 - 0 Arsenal
56 mins: Arsenal have been bold in this half. They’re still getting men forward and whipping in crosses. When Spurs are in possession the Gunners get back into shape quickly to make it difficult for the home side to score. It’s going to take a toll on them eventually.
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