Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal LIVE RESULT: Gunners hold off late fight back to BEAT Spurs in frantic North London derby – latest

That’s all from Tottenham

Arsenl picked up a huge win over Tottenham in the North London Derby to move four points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

The Gunners dominated a controversial first half that saw Spurs being denied Micky van de Ven’s equaliser as well as two penalty appeals by James Maddison and Timo Werner.

However, Mikel Arteta’s men still managed to lead 3-0 by half-time thanks to an own goal by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and goals by Bukayo Saka as well as Kai Havertz.

Spurs tied to stage a dramatic comeback with Cristian Romero’s strike and Son Heung-min’s penalty kick but Arteta’s men held firm.

That’s all from us here at SunSport, have a great evening!

Bukayo Saka speaks

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka suggested Mikel Arteta’s men will have to be “perfect” in their final run of fixtures in order to win their first Premier League title in 20 years.

The last 20 minutes wasn’t nice, but we’ll take it to get the win. I’m proud of all the boys, we fought to the end.

We just needed to be calm, showed level heads … we know what it means to the fans, and to us. It means everything. Three games to go.

Do we need to be perfect? Yeah! We’ve learned our lessons, we’re ready for these last three games.

Bukayo Saka

Ange Postecoglou reacts

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou admitted today’s performance was “very disappointing”.

It’s disappointing – we allowed them way too easy access to our goal.

It’s not acceptable at this level and we paid the price.

We fought back – we had to, there’s no other choice – but it’s still very disappointing.

Ange Postecoglou

Kai Havertz stands out

Arsenal star Kai Havertz’s stunning run continued against Tottenham.

Havertz notched a goal and a brilliant assist that set up Bukayo Saka’s beautiful finish.

That takes the playmaker’s grand total to 11 goals and five assists in 33 Premier League matches.

And as the heat map shows, the Germany international also shone bright at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Updated Premier League table

Arsenal’s 3-2 victory at Tottenham has seen them remain at the top of the Premier League table.

And the Gunners are now four points ahead of Manchester City, who have two games in hand.

Spurs, on the other hand, are fifth with two games in hand and seven points separating them from fourth-placed Aston Villa.

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Tottenham vs Arsenal stats

Tottenham dominated 63 per cent of possession against Arsenal after a strong comeback int he second half.

Spurs registered a total of 14 shots but only two of them were on target.

Arsenal, on the other hand, completed nine shots but only a third were on target.

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FT: Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal

What a match…

Tottenham faced a thrashing after going 3-0 down by half-time and then convinced everyone they could do the unthinkable by picking up a dramatic draw against rivals Arsenal.

But at the end, the Gunners held on and picked up probably their biggest victory that could lead them to their first Premier League title in 20 years.

The entertaining derby started with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg failing to clear the ball and instead heading a corner-kick by Bukayo Saka to the back of his own net after just 15 minutes.

Spurs thought they equalised with Micky van de Ven but the centre-back was caught just inches offside by VAR even though Gabriel Magalhaes appeared to be marking him.

Then the hosts called for a penalty when James Maddison was brought down inside Arsenal’s box.

That was when the visitors produced a lethal counter-attack with Kai Havertz who found Saka with a brilliant long ball and the England international got a silky touch before beating Guglielmo Vicario with a brilliant finish on 27 minutes.

Things got even worse for Ange Postecoglou’s side as they lost Timo Werner to an injury that came after another penalty shout as it seemed like the Germany international was clipped inside the area by Leandro Trossard.

Tottenham then conceded a third by Havertz who picked up a corner-kick by Declan Rice and beat Vicario with a thunderous header in the 38th minute.

Second half was a completely different affair as Cristian Romero put his team back in the game after a horrendous howler by David Raya as he gifted the ball to the defender who finished with ease on 64 minutes.

Then Son Heing-min beat Raya from the penalty spot three minutes before full-time after Declan Rice fouled Ben Davies inside the area.

However, Tottenham couldn’t complete their comeback with Arsenal proving why they have the best defence in the league.

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Arsenal trying to stop the clock for Tottenham by playng the ball down the right corner in order to hold it by the flag.

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is going crazy!

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Six more minutes of added time to go.

Plenty of time for Tottenham to do the unthinkable!

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Substitution

And now Arsenal boss Arteta goes all defence with Kiwior replacing Odegaard.

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Substitution

Tottenham boss Postecoglou goes all attack with Lo Celso replacing Davies.

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We have got a game on our hands ladies and gentlemen!

Son sends it to Raya;s top right corner, the Arsenal keeper lunges to the right side but can’t get there.

Great shot!

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Penalty for Tottenham!

Son is ready…

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Penalty appeal

Tottenham are appealing for another penalty as Rice kicks Davies down inside the area.

VAR checking…

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Yellow card

Partey becomes the first Arsenal player to go to the book after fouling Son during a Tottenham counter-attack.

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Yellow card

Another booking for Tottenham with Davies penalised for a late challenge on Saka.

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Tottenham are trying to create chances with attacks down the wings, still mainly down to Arsenal’s left with Tomiyasu playing out of position.

However, Spurs’ crosses are easily picked up by Raya.

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Yellow card

And we have the first booking of the North London Derby as Kulusevski pushes Martinelli during a dangerous counter-attack.

With all the drama, we forgot there were no yellow cards shown in the match…

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Tottenham are playing the ball quickly at every turn.

Richarlison is now spearheading the attack with Son and Johnson on the flanks.

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Tottenham are looking to take full advantage of their high press, which led to Raya’s unbelievable gaffe that gifted their goal.

The Gunners struggled to play out the back while under pressure from Spurs in the opening minutes of the first half.

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Tottenham have very little time to get something bigger going in front of their revived crowd.

And Arsenal are still controlling the game rather comfortably.

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The mood has completely changed, Tottenham have got a taste and got a goal at a very good time.

However, Arsenal continue to move the ball forward and dominate possession as well as tempo.

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Romero huffed and he puffed, until he finally got his goal with a lot of help from Raya.

The Arsenal goalkeeper tries to clear the ball but instead finds the Tottenham defender who had moved forward.

The Spanish keeper’s terrible mistake leads to an easy finish and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium comes alive!