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Bukayo Saka scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal since JanuaryArsenal's revival gathered pace as Tottenham's recent decline continued in an entertaining north London derby at Emirates Stadium.
The Gunners propped up the table after three games while Spurs were top under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo - how things have changed as a rampant Arsenal ripped their shambolic rivals to shreds in a brilliant first half.
Emile Smith Rowe started the celebrations for the Arsenal fans when he arrived unmarked to sweep home Bukayo Saka's cross after 12 minutes before the scorer turned provider as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the second midway through the half.
Spurs were producing a horror show and nothing summed it up better than Arsenal's third after 34 minutes. Harry Kane fell over the ball in a Spurs attack then missed two tackles on Saka as he raced back into his own penalty area to try to rescue the situation. Saka compounded the agony with a calm finish.
Inevitably, Spurs improved after the break, Kane bringing a good save from Aaron Ramsdale and wasting a good chance, before Son Heung-min pulled one back.
Ramsdale spared Arsenal any late anxiety with another superb stop, touching Lucas Moura's shot on to the bar as Mikel Arteta's side closed out a richly deserved win.
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Arsenal
Squad number32Player nameRamsdale- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number3Player nameTierney
- Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number34Player nameXhaka- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
Squad number14Player nameAubameyang
Squad number15Player nameMaitland-Niles- Squad number20Player nameNuno Tavares
- Squad number23Player nameSambi Lokonga
Tottenham Hotspur
Squad number1Player nameLloris- Squad number25Player nameTanganga
Squad number6Player nameD Sánchez
Squad number15Player nameDier- Squad number3Player nameReguilón
Squad number20Player nameAlli- Squad number5Player nameHøjbjerg
- Squad number28Player nameNdombele
Squad number27Player nameLucas Moura
Squad number10Player nameKane
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
- Squad number11Player nameGil
- Squad number12Player nameEmerson Royal
- Squad number29Player nameSkipp
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 32Ramsdale
- 18Tomiyasu
- 4White
- 6Gabriel
- 3Tierney
- 5Partey
- 34XhakaSubstituted forSambi Lokongaat 82'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 7SakaSubstituted forMaitland-Nilesat 87'minutes
- 8ØdegaardBooked at 88mins
- 10Smith RoweSubstituted forVarela Tavaresat 88'minutes
- 14Aubameyang
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 9Lacazette
- 15Maitland-Niles
- 16Holding
- 17Cédric Soares
- 19Pépé
- 20Varela Tavares
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 35Martinelli
Tottenham
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Lloris
- 25TangangaSubstituted forLeite de Souza Juniorat 45'minutes
- 6D Sánchez
- 15Dier
- 3Reguilón
- 20AlliSubstituted forSkippat 45'minutesBooked at 67mins
- 5Højbjerg
- 28NdombeleSubstituted forGilat 70'minutes
- 27Lucas Moura
- 10Kane
- 7Son Heung-Min
Substitutes
- 4Romero
- 11Gil
- 12Leite de Souza Junior
- 14Rodon
- 18Lo Celso
- 22Gollini
- 29Skipp
- 33Davies
- 44Scarlett
Referee:Craig Pawson
Attendance:59,919
Live Text
Match ends, Arsenal 3, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Tottenham Hotspur 1.
Foul by Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur).
Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier tries a through ball, but Son Heung-Min is caught offside.
Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Attempt saved. Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Bryan Gil (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur).
Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Bukayo Saka.
Foul by Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur).
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