Tottenham vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result, final score & reaction as Son and Kane punish 10-man Gunners
Tottenham 3-0 Arsenal: Follow the reaction as Spurs thump Arsenal in a crucial battle for the top four
Harry Kane struck twice as Tottenham thrashed 10-man Arsenal 3-0 following Rob Holding’s red card to boost their hopes of a top-four finish.
Antonio Conte’s side have now closed the gap on the Gunners in the Premier League to just a point with two games remaining.
Cedric Soares’ clumsy challenge on Son Heung-min handed Spurs an early gift in the shape of a penalty, with Kane calmly dispatching it into the bottom right corner.
And Holding’s elbow to Son earned him a second yellow and an early bath, with Rodrigo Bentancur’s flick-on at a corner moments later allowing Kane to crouch low and head in a second.
Kane turned provider after the restart, dragging Gabriel Magalhaes inside the box with Son stabbing home the loose ball to pull within one of Mohamed Salah in the race for the golden boot.
Follow all the reaction from the north London derby as Tottenham beat the Gunners:
Conte on his first North London derby
Tottenham boss, Antonio Conte, explained how he felt being in charge of the team for his first north London derby tonight and on how important it is to get a positive result against Arsenal.
“It’s my first north London derby and I know very well what this game means for this club for our fans.” he said, “We have to know very well what it also means for the table for us at this moment.
“We are fighting for a place in the Champions League, we are in this race with Arsenal. We are doing a really good job to stay in this race.
“At the same time, I want to try to give satisfaction to our fans, they deserve this type of satisfaction in a tough game, a derby against Arsenal.”
Tottenham vs Arsenal
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the north London derby as Tottenham host Arsenal with a spot in next season’s Champions League on the line.
The Gunners travel to Spurs sitting fourth in the Premier League table with a four point gap over their rivals. If they win this evening they will move seven clear of Antonio Conte’s men and with only six points left to play after tonight will qualify for Europe’s biggest competition.
Tottenham know that they need to win. If they can pick up three points they have a real chance of finishing ahead of Arsenal and, at the very least, they will remain in the race for another week. The other motivating factor is the desire to avoid Arsenal securing Champions League at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium which is pretty much a worse case scenario for Spurs.
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