Arsenal win the London derby… and tighten the noose on Liverpool | International sports

Al Malaeb Newspaper – Arsenal pulled the noose on Liverpool, the leaders of the English Premier League, by beating neighbors Tottenham 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium today, Wednesday, in the North London Derby, in the 21st round of the Premier League.

Tottenham advanced with a goal from their captain Son Heung-min (25), before Arsenal scored two goals through Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke (30 via an own goal) and Leandro Trossard (44).

The Gunners' balance rose to 43 points in second place, 4 points behind Liverpool, who have a game in hand, while Spurs' balance froze at 24 points in 13th.

In the opening ten minutes, Tottenham faced a group of set pieces that Arsenal specialize in, but none of them managed to create the necessary threat.

The first dangerous chance of the match came in the 13th minute, when the partnership between Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice led to the ball reaching Trossard, whose shot bounced through the defense, and the ball reaching his colleague Thomas Partey, whose shot suffered the same fate had. .

Tottenham goalkeeper Kinski almost made a fatal mistake when he hesitated to clear the ball, so Kai Havertz tried to take the ball from him, but the young goalkeeper made up for his mistake and recovered the ball in the seventeenth minute.

Tottenham came close to taking the lead in the 21st minute, when Jed Spence moved down the left, before sending the ball to Solanke with the outside of his foot, but Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes intervened at the right moment to prevent the Tottenham . striker doesn't shoot in front of goal.

A minute later the ball reached Tottenham star Dejan Kulusevski, whose powerful effort was blocked by goalkeeper David Raya.

Tottenham managed to open the scoring in the 25th minute, when Arsenal's defense cut the ball and Son reached the edge of the penalty area, and the South Korean international sent a low shot, which bounced off the defense's foot and went further. its way to the goal.

After a period in which Arsenal pressed without damaging the goal, the host team managed to equalize in the 40th minute when Magalhaes followed a high ball towards the far post and fired it with his head. and it bounced back off Dragosin and then Solanke, continuing its way towards the goal.

Arsenal quickly added the second goal in the 44th minute, when Odegaard launched a counter-attack, before passing down the left to Trossard, who advanced the ball before firing a right-wing shot that found the far bottom corner of Tottenham's goal.

At half-time, Tottenham coach Ange Postecoglou made a double substitution, with Brennan Johnson and James Maddison replacing Pape Sarr and Yves Bissouma.

Tottenham started the second half with Son's shot from outside the penalty area, which rebounded off Solanke and stayed wide of the target in the 50th minute.

Odegaard executed a corner for Arsenal, followed by Havertz with a header wide of the right post in the 52nd minute.

Havertz missed another chance in the 56th minute when his colleague Thomas Partey put him facing the goal, but he headed with his head where the goalkeeper was standing.

Gabriel Martinelli came into the Arsenal line-up in place of Raheem Sterling, but the rhythm slackened slightly over time, with Arsenal relying on quick counter-attacks.

Goalkeeper Kinski excelled in saving Tottenham's goal from Rice's attempt, before the ball rebounded to Odegaard, whose ball was also blocked by the Czech goalkeeper in the 73rd minute.

Arsenal substitute Kieran Tierney passed the ball to Odegaard, whose shot went wide, and moments later the ball reached Solanke in front of the Arsenal goal, but Magalhaes intervened to prevent him from shooting in the 84th minute.

Tottenham almost scored an equalizer in stoppage time, but Pedro Porro's shot from a tight angle bounced off the near post.