Arsenal came from behind to secure a fully deserved north London derby win and inflict damage on Tottenham’s hopes of a place in the Premier League’s top four.
The Gunners were vastly superior until a Spurs rally in the closing stages but fell behind to a piece of genius from Erik Lamela – on for the injured Son Heung-Min – when he curved a magnificent rabona finish beyond Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno in the 33rd minute.
Arsenal, who had seen Emile Smith Rowe’s long-range shot smack against the bar, then suffered more ill-luck when Cedric Soares hit the post, but were level on the stroke of half-time when Martin Odegaard’s effort was deflected out of the reach of Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris.
Mikel Arteta’s side continued to dominate a largely dreadful Spurs and took the lead from the penalty spot after 64 minutes when Alexandre Lacazette missed his kick but was fouled by Davinson Sanchez.
Lacazette recovered to send Lloris the wrong way for his 12th goal of the season.
Spurs’ day got worse when Lamela was sent off for a second yellow card, shown by referee Michael Oliver for a hand-off into the face of Kieran Tierney with 14 minutes left.
But they almost snatched a point in the closing moments when Harry Kane’s free-kick bounced off the post, with Arsenal defender Gabriel heading Sanchez’s goal-bound shot off the line from the rebound.
Arsenal, who dropped captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the game for disciplinary reasons, stay in 10th place but Spurs are now six points adrift of Chelsea in fourth, although with a game in hand.
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Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Leno
- 17Cédric Soares
- 23David Luiz
- 6Gabriel
- 3Tierney
- 18Partey
- 34XhakaBooked at 82mins
- 7SakaSubstituted forPépéat 45′minutes
- 11Ødegaard
- 32Smith RoweSubstituted forWillianat 77′minutes
- 9LacazetteSubstituted forElnenyat 88′minutes
Substitutes
- 2BellerÃn
- 8Ceballos
- 12Willian
- 14Aubameyang
- 16Holding
- 19Pépé
- 21Chambers
- 25Elneny
- 33Ryan
Tottenham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lloris
- 2Doherty
- 6D SánchezBooked at 63mins
- 4Alderweireld
- 3ReguilónBooked at 40mins
- 5Højbjerg
- 28NdombeleSubstituted forAlliat 62′minutes
- 9BaleSubstituted forSissokoat 57′minutes
- 27Lucas Moura
- 7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forLamelaat 19′minutesBooked at 76mins
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 8Winks
- 11Lamela
- 12Hart
- 15Dier
- 17Sissoko
- 20Alli
- 24Aurier
- 33Davies
- 45Alves Morais
Live Text
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Match ends, Arsenal 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
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Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
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Attempt missed. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
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Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt blocked. Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
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Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
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Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by David Luiz.
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Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Lucas Moura tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.
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Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
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Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
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Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a cross.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
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