Tottenham beats Arsenal 2-1 in a wild North London Derby.Toby Alderweireld scored 81 minute winner for Home team.
Heading to this match, Arsenal and Tottenham were 8th and 9th in the standings respectively and they were separated by 1 point.This shows importance of getting a win for both sides to keep their Europe hopes for next season.
Alexandre Lacazette puts visitors on top in 16th minute with a wonderful right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
Arsenal’s joy didn’t last for long, South Korean star Son Heung-Min scores equalizer for Tottenham Hotspur with left footed flick shot from the center of the box to the center of the goal.
Son latched onto poor back pass from Arsenal’s Sead Kolasinac to David luiz to score his first goal since February.
Gunners skipper not a happy man with sloppy back three, to give away cheap equalizer within 135 seconds after taking their lead.Both sides are ted at Half-time with 1-1.
Both sides hit the woodwork either side of half-time. Ben Davies’s strike from distance was tipped on to the bar by Martinez, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s fierce shot came off the corner of the goal after the break.
The decisive moment of the game came with nine minutes remaining, when Alderweireld headed home the winner, assisted by Son from corner.
With win over Arsenal, Tottenham moved ahead of their opponents in the standings to 8th place. And they are just 3 point shy of 6th place Wolves.
Match Stats
| Tottenham Hotspur | Arsenal | |
|---|---|---|
| 37.1 | Possession % | 62.9 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 15 | Shots | 13 |
| 532 | Touches | 795 |
| 371 | Passes | 630 |
| 21 | Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Clearances | 12 |
| 6 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 16 | Fouls conceded | 11 |
What Next?
Spurs will play away game against Newcastle on 15 Jul
Arsenal will host newly crowned champions Liverpool on 15 Jul
