Tottenham v Arsenal LIVE: Result and final score as Gabriel wins fierce north London derby
Arsenal won the first north London derby of the season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Gabriel’s second-half header earned Arsenal a crucial 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur in a feisty north London derby on Sunday to keep pace with early Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Spurs started sharper, and David Raya was forced into early saves before Arsenal fought their way into the contest, although Jurrien Timber was perhaps fortunate to avoid a straight red card for a reckless challenge on Pedro Porro in the first half.
The game was breathless but low on quality in front of goal until Arsenal punished Spurs from a corner, Gabriel escaping from Cristian Romero and powering a header past Guglielmo Vicario from close range in the 64th minute.
Arsenal withstood some late pressure from Spurs to secure the win, which puts them on 10 points, two behind champions City ahead of their trip to the Etihad next Sunday, while Spurs have four points from four games.
Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal
67 mins
Postecoglou looks to make changes almost right away, as Pape Sarr and Wilson Odobert come on for Bentancur and Johnson.
GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal
64 mins
GOAL! Finally, a good set-piece!
The corner is delivered and it’s a huge leap from Gabriel, who rises high from about three yards, right in front of Vicario, and easily guides a header past him. Poor marking from Romero, and not great ‘keeping from Vicario.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
63 mins
Partey gives it away on the edge of the box but Johnson’s shot is blocked. Arsenal counter, led by Havertz, and Saka has shot blocked on the edge of the box before winning a corner.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
60 mins
Arsenal have a promising counter as Timber has plenty of space to run into down the left, but his attempted early cross is cut out.
Spurs counter, but it ends with Johnson hitting a tame shot right at Raya.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
58 mins
Johnson’s cross is turned behind for another corner. Kulusevski takes after a brief delay, and the eventual ball in goes out for a throw. Both teams have been so poor from set-pieces today.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
57 mins
Arsenal continue to defend resolutely, breaking down yet another Spurs attack before starting a counter of their own which is eventually cut out by van de Ven.
The Gunners attack once more, but White’s ball in is too close to Vicario.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
54 mins
Romero does well to bring down the long ball and evade Martinelli, before sliding in with a perfect challenge to win possession back moments later. He’s briefly down, but he’ll be okay to carry on.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
51 mins
Another half-chance for Spurs as Porro and Kulusevski combine down the right, but the cross is wasteful. Moments later, the Swede delivers another cross, which is out behind by White for a corner.
Arsenal manage to clear, and eventually win a throw-in.
Miguel Delaney at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium:
“It did descend into a much scrappier game, as you can see in the card count. It’s one thing with Arsenal now.
“As good as Spurs were in the opening 15, Arsenal have presence at the back. They didn’t really let Spurs get beyond.
“There hasn’t been a 0-0 in this fixture since February 2009 - are we to see one today? Or will an almost inevitable red card open it up?”
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
48 mins
Solanke wins possession in the Arsenal half and spreads it wide to Johnson. He meets the Welshman’s cross into the box, but it goes out for a corner.
From the set-piece, van de Ven connects with a glancing header but it’s right at Raya.
Moments later, Jorginho is booked for dragging down Maddison.
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