Arsenal defeats Tottenham in the London derby and takes the lead

England – The Arsenal team emerged with a valuable victory against its arch-neighbor Tottenham Hotspur (3-2) in the north London derby, which brought them together today, Sunday, at the top of the 35th round of the English Premier League.

“The Gunners” battalion advanced with three consecutive goals, the first came with “friendly fire” scored by Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojberg in the 15th minute through an own goal, and English striker Bukayo Saka doubled the lead in the 27th minute, and then his fellow German striker strengthened the score. Kai Havertz led the visitors by scoring the third goal in the 38th minute of the first half.

The hosts responded with two goals through Argentine defender Cristian Romero and South Korean striker Heung-Min Son, in the 64th and 87th minutes, respectively, of the match, which took place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the capital, London.

Arsenal achieved its third victory in a row, raising its score to 80 points, and moving away from the top of the league, 4 points behind runner-up Manchester City, before its match against host Nottingham Forest later today as well, and City has another postponed match.

On the other hand, Tottenham Hotspur suffered its second defeat in a row, and its score stopped at 60 points, remaining in sixth place on the “Premier League” ladder.

Source: RT