Premier League: Tottenham vs Arsenal 0-2

Hugo Llori’s own goal and Martin Odegaard’s strike gave the Gunners an eight-point lead.

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points with a deserved 2-0 win over rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby.

A comical Hugo Lloris own goal and a brilliant Martin Odegaard strike did the damage before half-time, and although Spurs improved tenfold in the second half, Mikel Arteta’s side never looked in danger of losing their comfortable lead.

Antonio Conte, who had never lost to Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, made history in north London, but those results didn’t count when the first ball was kicked.

A men vs boys match soon followed, with the skilful and fluid Chasers beating the Lilywhites in every way and earning their prize after just 14 minutes.

Thomas Partey’s long pass released Bukayo Saka on the right and the striker cut in with his right foot before curling across past Lloris, who ran after the ball and inadvertently headed it into the net.

Another high-profile error from Tottenham’s number 1 gave Arsenal a deserved lead despite Tottenham not being fully in their own half. Son Heung-min forced Aaron Ramsdale into a fine save in the 18th minute.

However, normal service soon resumed after Lloris blocked Odegaard’s long-range shot in the 22nd minute before Partey’s superb volley hit the post three minutes later.

Arsenal refused to go down on goal and deservedly doubled their lead in the 36th minute when Odegaard had enough time and space to fire into the far corner from 25 yards.

Despite appearing to have a soft cushion, Arsenal survived a slight scare just before half-time when Ramsdale saved Harry Kane from close range and Arsenal’s number 1 was busy early in the second half.

After Kane’s shot was saved by Ramsdale in the 50th minute, Ramsdale stuck out a leg to keep out Ryan Sessegnon’s shot into the far corner from a tight angle two minutes later as Conte’s experts showed a second-half spark. The opening exchange was completely missing.

Arteta’s men survived a brief Tottenham attack and should have been out of sight in the 69th minute, but Lloris saved easily from Nketiah, whose poor touch made the opportunity more difficult than it should have been.

Granit Xhaka curled a free-kick over the bar in the 79th minute as Arsenal regained control and struck in the dying embers, although Tottenham soon increased the pressure as the clock ticked into the dying minutes.

Unsavory scenes were overshadowed towards the end of the game as Richarlison and Ramsdale exchanged heated blows before a fan kicked the Arsenal goalkeeper, causing a huge ruckus, but Arteta soon steered his players towards the traveling crowd as the red and whites broke through. chaos.

Arsenal host Manchester United in their next top-flight fixture on Sunday, while Tottenham, who are fifth and five points off the top four after playing a game more than Manchester United, face Manchester City on Thursday.

Lineups:

Tottenham (3-4-2-1): 

Lloris (c), Romero, Dier, Lenglet (Davies 88), Doherty (Richarlison 72), Hojbjerg, Matar Sarr (Bissouma 76), Sessegnon (Perisic 76), Kulusevski (Bryan 88), Kane, Son

Substitutes not used: Forster, Royal, Sanchez, Skipp.

Arsenal (4-3-3): 

Ramsdale, White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko (Tomiyasu 86), Partey, Xhaka, Odegaard (Vieira 90+4), Saka, Martinelli (Tierney 79), Nketiah (Smith Rowe 90+4)

Substitutes not used: Turner, Holding, Marquinhos, Smith, Lokonga.