On the evening of September 15, Beijing time, a key match in the fourth round of the new season of the Premier League was played by Tottenham Hotspur at home against Arsenal. In the first half, Martinelli missed a single knife and Solanke also missed a good chance, and two clashes broke out at the same time; In the second half, Gabriel broke the deadlock with an offensive header from a corner. In the end, Arsenal defeated Tottenham 1-0, accumulating 10 points from 3 wins and 1 draw in the opening game, and rose to second place in the standings, witnessed by 70,000 people on site.
It's a much-anticipated north London derby, with Arsenal unbeaten in the last four meetings between the two sides, winning three and drawing one, including a 3-2 win at Tottenham last season. Now, Tottenham are once again at home to Arsenal and will be keen to end their embarrassing winless streak while going all out to climb to the top of the table.
In this game, Tottenham sent Son Heung-min, Brennan Johnson, Kulusevski, and Solanke in the front four, and the attacking group on Arsenal's side was composed of Trossard, Havertz, Saka, and Martinelli.
After the opening, Tottenham used home advantage to frequently threaten Arsenal's goal, and goalkeeper Raya was very busy.
In the 5th minute, Solanke sent a diagonal stopper, Son Heung-min followed up with an inverted triangle pass, and Kulu's outflanking shot was saved by goalkeeper Raya.
In the 7th minute, in the face of Tottenham's continuous crosses, Raya was forced to make a miraculous save and blocked the opponent's scorpion tail shot.
In the 14th minute, Arsenal made a mistake in the back pass, and Solanke's unmarked shot was blocked, missing a good chance.
As the game wore on, Arsenal finally withstood Tottenham's attacks and then began to create scoring chances.
In the 18th minute, Martinelli sent in a cross and Havertz's header was saved. In the 19th minute, Trossard sent a through ball and Martinelli burst into the box and fired a one-shot that was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the following games, the two sides had frequent physical confrontations, and players received yellow cards everywhere, including Van der Ven tackling Trossard and Kurula knocking down Jorginho.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0, and the two sides received a total of 7 yellow cards, including 5 for Tottenham and 2 for Arsenal, and the 7 yellow cards also tied the record for the number of yellow cards in the first half of the Premier League.
Early in the second half, Tottenham were dominated by attack, which was denied by Arsenal's defence, including a Brennan Johnson cut inside that was confiscated by goalkeeper Raya.
In the 64th minute, Saka took a corner kick, and Gabriel jumped high in the middle to score with a header to help Arsenal break the deadlock 1-0, and the whole team celebrated wildly. Saka, who provided an assist for Gabriel, assisted in the first four rounds of the Premier League in the new season, and was also the first player in Arsenal's history to do so.
Tottenham made a change to turn things around, replacing Maddison with Timo Werner, and Arsenal made the same substitution shortly thereafter, with Raheem Sterling coming off the bench to make his debut for Arsenal.
In the face of Tottenham's counterattack, the Arsenal defence did not give a chance and could continue to create an attacking threat, but failed to extend the score.
At the end of the game, Arsenal beat Tottenham 1-0, and continued to be unbeaten in the last 11 Premier League away games, with a record of 10 wins and 1 draw, during which 9 clean sheets were made. In addition, Arsenal have won six consecutive Premier League away games, setting a record for consecutive away wins under Mikel Arteta.