On the evening of April 28, Beijing time, the 35th round of the English Premier League continued, with Tottenham Hotspur hosting Arsenal, and the north London derby attracted much attention. In the 15th minute, Hojbjerg headed Bukayo Saka's corner into his own net.
In the 23rd minute, Van der Ven scored a goal, but when Porro shot from outside the box, Tottenham was offside and the goal was disallowed. Four minutes later, Bukayo Saka doubled the lead with a long pass from Kai Havertz.
In the 38th minute, Kai Havertz headed home and Spurs had another problem defending a corner, making it 3-0 and Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka both had their hands on the line.
In the 64th minute, Raya provided an own assist, and Romero pulled one back.
In the 85th minute, Rice kicked a foul in the penalty area, Oliver awarded a penalty, and Son Heung-min scored a corner.
In the end, in this sparkling north London derby, Tottenham lost 2-3 at home to Arsenal. After this game, the situation of the Premier League title and the battle for the fourth place has all changed, and Arsenal has played 2 more games than Manchester City, temporarily leading by 4 points. Tottenham have played two games less than Villa, but are seven points behind, and the battle for the top four is becoming more and more serious.
【Highlights】
In the 15th minute, Arsenal won a corner, Saka took the penalty very fast, Hojbjerg headed the ball into his own goal, and at this moment, the Gunners still had zero shots on goal.
In the 19th minute, Maddison took a free kick, Romero made a false move, Thomas defended and Romero's header hit the post.
In the 27th minute, Kai Havertz's long pass was on target, and Saka shook off the defence and fired into the far corner to score his trademark goal.
In the 38th minute, Arsenal won the second corner of the game, and Kai Havertz grabbed the landing point in the middle and scored with a header from close range.
In the 64th minute, Raya played with fire, faced Tottenham's high pressing, and passed the ball directly to Romero, who smiled and accepted the gift.
【Wonderful Moment】
In the 11th minute, Tottenham stole Trossard in front, and then turned on the attack mode, Son Xingmin made the ball, and Maddison focused too much on the force and put the anti-aircraft gun.
In the 17th minute, Tottenham won a corner and Romero knocked down Odegaard with a palm, and then his header grazed the post.
At the end of the first half, Son Heung-min received a long pass from his teammates, and the stop ball was quite exciting, but the shot was an anti-aircraft gun.
In the 53rd minute, Trossard and Kai Havertz made a well-timed pass and Vicario made a world-class save from Bukayo Saka's shot.
【Lineup】
Arsenal starters: 22-Raya, 4-Ben White, 2-Saliba, 6-Gabriel, 18-Kenhiro Tomiyasu, 8-Odegaard, 5-Thomas, 41-Rice, 7-Saka, 29-Havertz, 19-Trossard.
Arsenal subs: 1 Ramsdale, 35 Zinchenko, 15 Kiwior, 20 Jorginho, 21 Vieira, 10 Smith Rowe, 11 Martinelli, 9 Jesus, 14 Nketiah.
Tottenham starters: 13-Vicario, 23-Poro, 17-C. Romero, 37-Van der Ven, 33-Ben Davies, 5-Hojbjerg, 30-Bentancur, 10-Maddison, 21-Kulusevski, 7-Son Heung-min, 16-Werner.
Tottenham subs: 40 Austin, 12 Emerson, 6 Dragusin, 8 Bissouma, 29 Pep Sarr, 18 Lo Celso, 11 Brian Hill, 22 Brennan Johnson, 9 Richarlison.