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 0-0 Arsenal
46 mins
Arsenal have the first attack of the half as Trossard threads it through to Martinelli on the left wing, but the Brazilian’s cross is collected by Vicario.
KICK-OFF! Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
KICK-OFF!
The home side get us back underway in the capital.
We had seven yellow cards in that first half, five of which went to Spurs players. Timber, Saliba, Vicario, Udogie, van de Ven, Bentancur and Kulusevski are all treading a tightrope in this half.
A reminder that we saw the new Premier League record for most bookings in a game set yesterday, with 14 in the Bournemouth v Chelsea match.
HT: Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
Was Timber lucky to avoid a red card in that half? Jamie Redknapp thinks so.
Speaking on Sky, the former Liverpool midfielder said: “It’s an unusual action as he definitely goes over the top of the ball and his foot bounces on it.
“We had a tackle here last season with Curtis Jones and Jones was sent off. Timber is very, very lucky.”
HALF-TIME! Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
An entertaining half for the neutral, with both sides creating chances in a fiery atmosphere at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
Spurs will be the happier of the two sides with their performance, though Arsenal will be happy to be level at half-time in a game like this. Martinelli was guilty of wasting a good chance, while Solanke came closest for Spurs with a clever header.
It’s on a knife-edge at half-time in north London.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
48 mins
Another wasteful set-piece eventually ends up in the hands of Vicario, and the referee blows for half-time.
Plenty to mull over for both managers after a half that was exciting, with plenty of bite from both sides – but a lack of final quality too.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
46 mins
Micky van de Ven comes flying in for a late challenge, which earns him a booking. The ref plays advantage, and Kulusevski brings down Jorginho, who is also booked.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
45 mins
Son is trying to create something but there are precious few runners into the box. The opportunity finally comes as Trossard is dispossessed near the edge of his own box, but Johnson blasts the shot over.
There’ll be three minutes of added time.
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
43 mins
Spurs counter for the first time since that brawl, and it’s swept wide to Johnson, whose shot is closed down well. The corner is wasteful, as has been a bit of a theme today.
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