English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 64': Cristian Romero
  • 87': Son Heung-Min (P)
FT
2 - 3
Arsenal
  • 15': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (OG)
  • 27': Bukayo Saka
  • 38': Kai Havertz
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Arsenal survive Tottenham fightback to maintain PL title push

Arsenal held on to secure a 3-2 victory over fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur, adding fuel to their bid for the Premier League title.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 1': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 3': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 10': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 10': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  • 13': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 15': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
  • 15': Own Goal by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 1.
  • 18': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 18': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 19': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 19': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 20': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Micky van de Ven is caught offside.
  • 22': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 25': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Arsenal.
  • 25': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 27': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz following a fast break.
  • 29': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Timo Werner because of an injury.
  • 35': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 37': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
  • 38': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 3. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 45'+1': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 45'+4': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
  • 47': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 47': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
  • 50': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 50': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
  • 51': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
  • 54': Offside, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu is caught offside.
  • 56': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 58': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces James Maddison.
  • 64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
  • 64': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Arsenal 3. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 66': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 67': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 67': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 74': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
  • 76': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 76': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 77': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 77': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 81': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 81': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 82': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 83': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Sarr with a cross.
  • 84': Penalty Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 84': Penalty conceded by Declan Rice (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 85': VAR Decision: Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
  • 87': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 3. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 87': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Ben Davies.
  • 88': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 88': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
  • 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
  • 90'+1': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
  • 90'+2': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 90'+3': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by William Saliba.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 3.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 8
0 Saves 1
37.8 Possession 62.2
9 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
280 Accurate Passes 505
344 Passes 564
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 34
0.2 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 29
24 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 12
24 Tackles 24
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 8
25 Effective Clearances 10
25 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,554

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 15 +18 36
2 Chelsea 16 +18 34
3 Arsenal 17 +18 33
4 Nottingham Forest 17 +4 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37 Micky van de Ven
17 Cristian Romero
33 Ben Davies Yellow Card
23 Pedro Porro
10 James Maddison
5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
30 Rodrigo Bentancur
7 Son Heung-Min
16 Timo Werner
21 Dejan Kulusevski Yellow Card
Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
Richarlison, Radu Dragusin, Brandon Austin, Giovani Lo Celso, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Bryan Gil, Emerson Royal.

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey Yellow Card
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
29 Kai Havertz
19 Leandro Trossard
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Jorginho, Emile Smith Rowe, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale, Fabio Vieira, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus, Jakub Kiwior.

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