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:
GOAL! Tottenham 2 - 0 Arsenal (Kane, 37’)⚽️
37 mins: Son Heung-Min whips the corner into the box and picks out Rodrigo Bentancur who glances the ball over to the back post. Harry Kane wheels in behind Eddie Nketiah and throws himself at the ball to head it home from close range!
Tottenham 1 - 0 Arsenal
36 mins: Arsenal need to get into half-time and regroup. Ben White is on the bench for the Gunners and will probably come to fill the gap in the defence.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg receives the ball and is fouled by Bukayo Saka giving the visitors a free kick to defend deep in their own half. It’s curled into the box but headed behind for a corner. The pressure is mounting on Arsenal.
RED CARD! Holding has to go!
Tottenham 1 - 0 Arsenal
33 mins: He’s had a nightmare against Son today. He’s too rash to commit to tackles. Eric Dier flicks the ball over the top and Holding steps across Son and elbows him to the deck. It’s a clear yellow card - Holding’s second of the game - and he has to go!
Arsenal down to 10-men.
Tottenham 1 - 0 Arsenal
28 mins: Cedric Soares gives the ball away to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg who sends it quickly up to Son. Son threads it over to Harry Kane who nutmegs Gabriel, takes the ball into the box and has a shot blocked by a sprawling Takehiro Tomiyasu. The rebound comes to Emerson Royal who then smokes it wide of the near post!
Tottenham 1 - 0 Arsenal
25 mins: Son Heung-Min is winning the battle against Rob Holding. The ball comes up to the Tottenham winger who is closed down quickly by Holding. Son holds up the ball and rolls away from the defender before being pulled back to stop him getting into a dangerous area. Holding is shown a yellow card. Tottenham are beginning to take control of the game now.
GOAL! Tottenham 1 - 0 Arsenal (Kane, 22’)⚽️
22 mins: Harry Kane converts the penalty kick! He sends Aaron Ramsdale the wrong way and slots the ball into the bottom right hand corner. Tottenham strike first in the north London derby!
Penalty to Tottenham!
Tottenham 0 - 0 Arsenal
21 mins: What drama! Dejan Kulusevski whips a cross into the box from the right wing as Son Heung-Min peels away from Rob Holding. He makes a run to the back post where Cedric Soares charges into him from behind. Cedric is nowhere near the ball and stops Son from winning the header. The referee points to the spot and VAR doesn’t overturn the decision.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Arsenal
18 mins: Ben Davies is shown the first yellow card of the game. He tries to control a dropping ball but his first touch is poor. The ball comes loose and Bukayo Saka gets ahead of the Spurs defender who then brings him down.
Arsenal have a free kick deep in Tottenham’s half. Martin Odegaard curls the set piece into the box but Harry Kane is there to head it away.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Arsenal
15 mins: Rob Holding switches the ball out to Gabriel Martinelli on the left side of the pitch. He chests it down and weaves inside of Emerson Royal. Dejan Kulusevski tracks back to help out but Martinelli shimmies away from him too. He looks to carry it into the box but Davinson Sanchez charges him down and boots the ball clear.
Tottenham 0 - 0 Arsenal
12 mins: Here we go. There’s a few handbags thrown around as Rob Holding drags Son Heung-Min to ground to stop the Tottenham striker from bombing forward with the ball. The two players give each other a bit of shove then their teammates get involved before the referee calms things down. There’s a bit of an edge developing in this game.
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