Tottenham turned up with pressure on arch-rivals Arsenal in the race for a place in next season’s Champions League with an emphatic north London derby victory.
Arsenal could have confirmed a place in the Premier League’s top four with a win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium but endured a dismal night to now stand only one point clear of Spurs with two games left.
In a feverish atmosphere, Harry Kane gave Spurs the lead from the spot in the 22nd minute after Son Heung-min was fouled by Cedric Soares, then added a second before the break with a stooping far-post header after Rodrigo Bentancur flicked on a corner.
In between, Arsenal had been reduced to 10 men when Rob Holding was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Son, while the South Korean finished off any hopes the Gunners had when he fired in from 10 yards two minutes after half-time.
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Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 6D Sánchez
- 15Dier
- 33DaviesBooked at 17minsSubstituted forRodonat 82′minutes
- 12Emerson Royal
- 30Bentancur
- 5Højbjerg
- 19R Sessegnon
- 21KulusevskiSubstituted forLucas Mouraat 72′minutes
- 7Son Heung-MinSubstituted forBergwijnat 72′minutes
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 8Winks
- 14Rodon
- 22Gollini
- 23Bergwijn
- 27Lucas Moura
- 42White
- 44Scarlett
- 45Devine
- 51Craig
Arsenal
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 32Ramsdale
- 17Cédric Soares
- 16HoldingBooked at 33mins
- 6GabrielSubstituted forTavaresat 76′minutes
- 18Tomiyasu
- 25Elneny
- 34XhakaBooked at 90mins
- 7Saka
- 8ØdegaardBooked at 88mins
- 35MartinelliSubstituted forSmith Roweat 64′minutesBooked at 86mins
- 30NketiahSubstituted forLacazetteat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 4White
- 9Lacazette
- 10Smith Rowe
- 19Pépé
- 20Tavares
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 69Swanson
- 87Patino
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Attendance:
- 62,027
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Arsenal 0.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Arsenal 0.
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Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal).
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Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
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Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal).
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Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
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Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
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Attempt blocked. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
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Foul by Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Joe Rodon replaces Ben Davies.
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Attempt blocked. Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emerson Royal with a cross.
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