At 21 o'clock on April 28, Beijing time, a key match in the 35th round of the 2023-24 English Premier League was played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In the first half, Hojbjerg scored an own goal, Saka and Havertz scored successively, Van der Veen scored a goal, Son Heung-min missed a good opportunity, Timo Werner retired injured, Arsenal led 3-0; In the end, Arsenal narrowly beat Tottenham 3-2 away, leading Manchester City by four points in two more games and temporarily topping the table.
In the 11th minute, Arsenal won a set-piece on the edge of the penalty area, and Odegaard's direct shot was blocked by the human wall. In the 12th minute, Maddison's long-range shot from the top of the box went over the crossbar.
In the 15th minute, Arsenal won a corner kick on the right side, Saka drove the ball into the penalty area, Hojbjerg nodded the ball in front of the ball, and accidentally staged an own goal, the ball flew into Tottenham's own door, and Arsenal led 1-0!
In the 19th minute, Tottenham drove a corner from the left into the box, and Romero's header from the middle of the box went slightly wide of the right post. In the 21st minute, Tottenham's set-piece from the left side of the field drove into the penalty area, and Romero hit the goal with a close-range header at the back post, and the ball hit the right post and popped up.
In the 25th minute, the ball changed the line after the attack on the front of the Tottenham penalty area was blocked by the defender, and Van der Venen scored in front of the middle of the penalty area, but the goal was invalidated due to offside. In the 27th minute, Arsenal launched a counterattack at the back, Havertz picked up a pass in the midfield, Saka won the ball on the right side of the penalty area and cut inside to shake off the defender to push the goal, Arsenal led 2-0!
In the 31st minute, Timo Werner was substituted due to injury and Tottenham sent Brennan Johnson on as a substitute. In the 38th minute, Arsenal won a corner kick on the left side, Rice drove the ball into the penalty area, Havertz scored with a header in the middle of the penalty area, and Arsenal led 3-0!
In the 45th minute, Tottenham launched an attack with a long pass from the backfield, and Son Heung-min burst into the penalty area with the ball in front, but shot with an anti-aircraft gun under a double attack. At the end of the first half, Arsenal went into the break with a 3-0 lead.
In the second half, Tottenham made a substitution, with Sarr replacing Bentancur. In the 48th minute, Arsenal's set-piece from the right side of the front field was driven into the penalty area, and Kenhiro Tomiyasu's header in the middle of the penalty area hit the crossbar.
In the 51st minute, Tottenham crossed from outside the right sideline of the penalty area, and Romero nodded the ball over the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Kai Havertz burst into the box on the left side of the penalty area and crossed in front of goal, and Saka's close-range shot was blocked by the goalkeeper's outstretched leg.
In the 63rd minute, Arsenal made a substitution, with Martinelli coming on to replace Trossard. Tottenham made a substitution, with Richarlison and Bissouma coming on for Maddison and Hojbjerg. In the 64th minute, Arsenal goalkeeper Raya made a mistake in the backfield, and Romero adjusted his volley after breaking the ball at the top of the penalty area, and Tottenham pulled one back 1-3!
In the 87th minute, Rice brought down Ben Davies in the penalty area, the referee awarded a penalty, and Son Heung-min took the penalty kick in one fell swoop, and Tottenham chased the score to 2-3!
In the 89th minute, both teams made substitutions, with Lo Celso replacing Ben Davies and Kiwior replacing Odegaard. Soon after, Arsenal narrowly beat Tottenham 3-2 away to move four points clear of Manchester City in the table with two games in hand.
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