Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur: 2-2
The draw match between the match "Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur: 2-2", in the continuation of the English League at the Emirates Stadium, London, Sunday (24/9).
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| Sunday's game marks the first north London derby appearance for Arsenal's big-money summer signing Declan Rice. (Photo: Visionhaus/Getty Images) |
The Arsenal vs. Tottenham duel was interesting from the first minute. The two teams attacked each other and dared to press high.
The course of the match "Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur"
Tottenham had made a surprise through a goal scored by Son Heung Min when the game was only three minutes old. However, the goal was disallowed because Son was already in an offside position.
Arsenal kicked back in the 14th minute through Gabriel Jesus' strike. Unfortunately, his shot from a tight angle could still be denied by Guglielmo Vicario.
The hosts managed to score the lead in the 26th minute through Romero's own goal. Romero's attempt to block Bukayo Saka's shot was fatal and sent the ball into his net.
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Tottenham did not break charcoal. Son Heung Min managed to level the score in the 42nd minute after taking advantage of Dejan Kulusevski's pull pass from the left side. The score was tied 1-1 until halftime.
Saka managed to put Arsenal back ahead 2-1 in the 54th minute. The England winger's goal was created thanks to a cold penalty execution to beat Vicario.
It didn't take long for Tottenham to reply. Jorginho's blunder was successfully used by James Maddison to pass to Son who successfully conquered David Raya.
The Gunners tried to keep pressing the opponent's defense to score the lead. However, Tottenham were able to put up a good fight.
The score was as strong as 2-2 so the ideal result for the London derby which was interesting and attractive throughout the match.
"Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur" lineup
Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Fabio Vieira; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah.
Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Guglielmo Vicario; Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie; Pape Sarr, Yves Bissouma; Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Son Heung-min; Brennan Johnson.