Update Post: November 28, 2023 10:00 pm
The North London Derby, perhaps, can safely be considered Foggy Albion’s greatest. Clubs and fans openly do not like each other, so every head-to-head match becomes a battleground not only for three points, but also for the opportunity to mock the opponent for a long time.
After the sale of Harry Kane, it might seem that Tottenham does not expect anything good, but the team leaves a very good impression at the start of the season. It is no coincidence that the team has the same number of points as Arsenal, who not only did not weaken, but also spent a lot of money on newcomers in the off-season. In addition, Spurs coach Angelos Postecoglou received the award for best coach in his first month on the job in England in August.
The match started very lively, but the first goal was disallowed because Heung-Min Son was clearly offside. The initiative then passed to Arsenal, who created a couple of dangerous chances, but the score remained at zero. That is until midway through the half when Bukayo Saka burst into the area and Christian Romero, trying to clear the ball, put it in the goal. A few minutes later, Gabriel Jesús could have doubled the lead, but he shot just over the goal. About ten minutes before the break, eloquent statistics were shown: the “gunners” made almost two dozen touches of the ball in the rival area, while the rivals only made three.
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But it was from that moment that Tottenham rose: first, after a quick attack, Brennan Johnson shot into what appeared to be an empty goal, but David Raya, who had almost recovered, somehow miraculously managed to move and fired in a jump However, a few minutes later, he himself unsuccessfully threw the ball that was flying behind his neck, so Johnson had a new opportunity to score, which he wasted. But the Spurs attack came in a second wave: Son was the first to have the ball after a failed pass from James Maddison, although he was surrounded by three Gunners at the same time. The result was 1:1.
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After the break, Arsenal quickly took the lead again. The corner led to Ben White getting ready to shoot at goal from a few meters away, but Romero once again stood in the way of the ball. This time his hand. First, the VAR referees watched the replay for a long time, then called the main player to the screen and finally made a fair decision – a penalty. Saka shot down the middle and Guglielmo Vicario fell next to him.
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However, Tottenham only needed a minute to recover. The seemingly clever Jorginho lost the ball, Maddison intercepted it and then put Son in shooting position, who simply rolled the ball past the goalkeeper. After that the game calmed down a bit, but Eddie Nketiah flew at Vicario very roughly. The striker only got away with a yellow card, but such a rude tackle on the goalkeeper could easily have resulted in him being sent off. At the end of the match, Arsenal tried to get the three points, but the last moment of danger was created by Tottenham with the help of Richarlison, who came on as a substitute.
In the remaining time the teams exchanged attacks, but there were no real scoring chances. But the players couldn’t make the most obvious moments seem that way. It is curious that in this confrontation there have been no draws for a long time: in seven games in a row, someone would surely emerge victorious. Four of the last five times it was Arsenal. It turns out that the result is quite good for Tottenham. Although, of course, he was very upset about losing such stupid goals.
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