Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel settles North London Derby for Gunners as Spurs underwhelm

Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel settles North London Derby for Gunners as Spurs underwhelm


Arsenal back to winning ways ahead of huge trip to Manchester City next weekend

Gabriel Magalhaes scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal beat Tottenham in the Premier League’s first north London derby of the season.

After both team had wasted chances in the first-half, Gabriel nodded in from a corner as set-piece issues continued to undermine Spurs.

With an away tie at Manchester City in seven days, Arsenal's fixture at their rivals was already being described as a make-or-break game in their quest to be champions following a home draw against Brighton prior to the international break.

But without key duo Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, the Gunners secured all three points following Gabriel's 64th-minute goal to stake their title credentials and leave Spurs with just one win so far this term.

Odegaard and Rice were absent from Arsenal's midfield, with the former sidelined by an ankle injury and the latter banned following his red card against Brighton. Jorginho took over from Rice as Leandro Trossard was tasked with filling Odegaard's role as the team's conductor.

For Tottenham, Micky van de Ven was back from injury, with summer signing Dominic Solanke leading the attack after missing two games with an ankle problem.

And the former Bournemouth man was involved instantly when he wriggled free in the Arsenal penalty area before finding Son Heung-min, whose pull-back to Dejan Kulusevski produced a fine save from David Raya.

On the other side of the pitch, Kulusevski's cross then split the Arsenal defence with Raya again called into action.

Spurs were in the ascendancy, and Ben White - who along with his Arsenal team-mates were dressed in black as the Gunners contested a north London derby for the first time in almost four decades not in their traditional red due to a kit clash - saw his blushes spared with 15 minutes gone.

GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal | Gabriel Magalhales

64 mins; GOAL!

Gabriel nods in from a corner after evading Romero! Set-piece problems strike again for Spurs!

Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

51 mins: Second-half really yet to get going, which probably suits Arsenal more at this stage.

19 MINUTES AGO

Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

47 mins: Raya collects after Van De Ven meets Maddison’s cross.

23 MINUTES AGO

Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

Back underway!

38 MINUTES AGO

Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

0-0. A bitty but entertaining first half, in which both sides struggled for consistent control and clear-cut chances. Vicario's smart save from Havertz was the closest either came, but Raya was twice been called into action to turn away Kulusevski shots. Referee Jarred Gillett is a little card-happy, so don't rule out a second-half sending off.

40 MINUTES AGO

HT: Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

Both teams waste chances as tempers flare....

42 MINUTES AGO

Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Spurs have lost a bit of control in the last ten minutes, amid a succession of stoppages, and it's Arsenal looking the more threatening as half-time approaches. It's a compelling game, if a little stop-start.

Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

04 mins; BIG CHANCE!

Son cuts back for Kulusevski but Raya parries it away!

2 MINUTES AGO

Simon Collings at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Looks like Arsenal are basically playing 4-4-2 out of possession, with both Partey and Jorginho in front of the defence.

3 MINUTES AGO

Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

02 mins: Spurs settling on the ball here. Given the absences in Arsenal ranks, that always left likely.

Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal

01 mins: Spurs deal with an early corner, which may settle some nerves given what happened last year!

6 MINUTES AGO

KICK-OFF!

Away we go!

19 MINUTES AGO

Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Not exactly going out on a limb here but I suspect this will be a brilliant game for the neutral, as always. Without Sarr and Bissouma, Spurs XI is even more attack-minded than usual, while Rice (and Merino) feel like big misses for Arsenal off the ball. Strap in!

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