Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur

64': Cristian Romero
87': Son Heung-Min (P)

FT
2 - 3

Arsenal

15': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (OG)
27': Bukayo Saka
38': Kai Havertz

Arsenal survive Tottenham fightback to maintain PL title push

Arsenal held on to secure a 3-2 victory over fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur, adding fuel to their bid for the Premier League title.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
1': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
3': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
10': Foul by James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur).
10': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Attempt missed. James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
13': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
15': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
15': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Cristian Romero.
15': Own Goal by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 1.
18': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
18': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
19': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
19': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
20': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
20': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by James Maddison with a cross following a set piece situation.
22': Attempt blocked. Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by William Saliba.
22': Attempt blocked. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
22': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Micky van de Ven is caught offside.
22': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
25': VAR Decision: No Goal Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Arsenal.
25': Hand ball by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
27': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz following a fast break.
29': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
29': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
29': Delay in match because of an injury Timo Werner (Tottenham Hotspur).
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson replaces Timo Werner because of an injury.
35': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
37': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pedro Porro.
38': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 3. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
45': Attempt missed. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Porro with a through ball.
45'+1': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
45'+1': James Maddison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
45'+4': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
45'+4': Foul by Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur).
45'+4': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
45'+6': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+6': Attempt blocked. Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
45'+7': First Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 3.
45': Second Half begins Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 3.
45': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Pape Sarr replaces Rodrigo Bentancur.
47': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur).
47': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
48': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a set piece situation.
48': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
50': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
50': Attempt missed. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski with a cross.
51': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
53': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
53': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Guglielmo Vicario.
54': Offside, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu is caught offside.
56': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Ben White.
57': Attempt missed. Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dejan Kulusevski.
58': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
58': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
63': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces James Maddison.
64': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Yves Bissouma replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
64': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Arsenal 3. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
66': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
67': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
67': Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
74': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison is caught offside.
76': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
76': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Brennan Johnson (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
77': Foul by Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur).
77': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Dejan Kulusevski (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
81': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Foul by Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur).
81': Ben Davies (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Foul by Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur).
82': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
83': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
83': Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Attempt blocked. Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Sarr with a cross.
84': Penalty Tottenham Hotspur. Ben Davies draws a foul in the penalty area.
84': Penalty conceded by Declan Rice (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
85': VAR Decision: Penalty Tottenham Hotspur.
87': Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 3. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
87': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Giovani Lo Celso replaces Ben Davies.
88': Foul by Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur).
88': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Martin Ødegaard.
89': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Micky van de Ven.
90'+1': Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
90'+2': Foul by Pape Sarr (Tottenham Hotspur).
90'+2': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
90'+3': Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by William Saliba.
90'+6': Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a cross.
90'+6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by William Saliba.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Giovani Lo Celso (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 3.
0': Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 3.

Statistics

ARS		TOT
16	Fouls	12
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	8
0	Saves	1
37.8	Possession	62.2
9	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
280	Accurate Passes	505
344	Passes	564
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
15	Crosses	34
0.2	Cross %	0.1
48	Long Balls	29
24	Accurate Long Balls	14
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	6
14	Effective Tackles	12
24	Tackles	24
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
13	Interceptions	8
25	Effective Clearances	10
25	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 61,554

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	10	+13	25
2	Manchester City	10	+10	23
3	Nottingham Forest	10	+7	19
4	Arsenal	10	+6	18

Full Table

Line-Ups

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Guglielmo Vicario (GK)
37	Micky van de Ven
17	Cristian Romero
33	Ben Davies
23	Pedro Porro
10	James Maddison
5	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
30	Rodrigo Bentancur
7	Son Heung-Min
16	Timo Werner
21	Dejan Kulusevski

Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:

Richarlison, Radu Dragusin, Brandon Austin, Giovani Lo Celso, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr, Brennan Johnson, Bryan Gil, Emerson Royal.

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
2	William Saliba
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu
4	Ben White
5	Thomas Partey
41	Declan Rice
8	Martin Ødegaard
29	Kai Havertz
19	Leandro Trossard
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Jorginho , Emile Smith Rowe, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale, Fabio Vieira, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus, Jakub Kiwior.

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