Tottenham vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Ramsdale denies Spurs
Tottenham 0-2 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta’s Gunners move eight points clear at top of table with victory over Spurs
Arsenal moved eight points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table after securing their first away win in the north London derby since 2014. The Gunners started quickly and piled pressure on Antonio Conte’s Tottenham who are notoriously slow starters.
Bukayo Saka proved a dangerous threat on the right wing and gave Arsenal the lead when Hugo Lloris fumbled a fizzing cross over his own goal line. Mikel Arteta’s men continued to attack and after a couple of sighters Martin Odegaard sank one from range, beating Lloris with a low driving shot to the far bottom corner.
Spurs responded after the break with Harry Kane, Son Heung-min and Ryan Sessegnon coming close but all getting denied by goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Arsenal then settled the game down and cruised to victory in a sedate last 10 minutes.
Relive all the action from the North London derby as Tottenham host Arsenal:
Tottenham vs Arsenal team changes
Antonio Conte makes three changes to the Tottenham team that defeated Crystal Palace 4-0 last time out. Bryan Gil, Oliver Skipp and Ivan Perisic all drop out with Dejan Kulusevski, Ryan Sessegnon and Pape Sarr all brought in.
Mikel Arteta names an unchanged Arsenal side to the one that drew 0-0 with Newcastle in their last league game.
Tottenham vs Arsenal
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Doherty, Dier, Romero, Lenglet, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon, Kulusevski, Sarr, Son, Kane
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Partey, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Nketiah
London is red
Arsenal have won all six of their top-flight London derbies this season, keeping a clean sheet in all three away games. Will they continue their unbeaten record today?
Spurs’ home struggles
Tottenham have lost three of their last four Premier League home games, winning the other one. Can they earn a long-awaited victory in front of their home fans this afternoon?
Antonio Conte calls on players to show referee respect
Antonio Conte has called on Tottenham and Arsenal to show respect to this weekend’s referee Craig Pawson after expressing his hatred for players that try to intimidate officials.
Spurs host the Premier League leaders on Sunday in a match where emotions usually run high with each team having a player sent off in the two fixtures of 2022.
Conte was asked on Friday if he had any concerns over the behaviour of Arsenal given they have been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players in the last two matches against Newcastle and Oxford.
Antonio Conte calls on Tottenham and Arsenal players to show referee respect
The Gunners have been charged twice by the Football Association this month for failing to control their players
‘You have to respect the referee’ says Conte
Spurs boss, Antonio Conte, built off the back of Arsenal’s behavioural charge and called on both sets of players to respect referee Craig Pawson this weekend.
"You have to show respect in every situation and especially also with the referee because I know very well the difficulty to be a referee, to take decisions," the Italian said.
"I think to intimidate or to create a bad atmosphere is not fair. I don’t like this. I hate the people that try to do it. Don’t forget that we are talking always about a game of football."
Arsenal players may have to change behaviour
Mikel Arteta has admitted that his players might have to change their "behaviour" after the club were charged with failing to control their players.
That was for their angry reaction, and swarming of the referee, to not getting a penalty in Monday’s FA Cup win over Oxford United.
"I prefer not to comment on that [charge]," said the Gunners boss. "Anything we can do to improve we will always have a conversation with our players, the staff, as a club as well to see what we can do better, if we have to change any behaviour."
Tottenham fans can decide the north London derby, says Antonio Conte
Antonio Conte expects the Tottenham Hotspur supporters to produce another white-hot atmosphere for the visit of rivals Arsenal.
Sunday’s north London derby could be a milestone occasion with Harry Kane one goal short of Spurs’ record scorer Jimmy Greaves, who grabbed the last of his 266 strikes in 1970.
Meanwhile, the fixture will be the 100th competitive men’s match played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since it opened in 2019.
One of the best occasions at the venue occurred in May when the hosts stormed to a memorable 3-0 win over Arsenal backed by a partisan crowd.
Tottenham fans can decide the north London derby, says Antonio Conte
Spurs stormed to a 3-0 win over their rivals Arsenal in May backed by a partisan crowd
Elsewhere in the Premier League
There are two other fixtures taking place today as Chelsea take on Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge whilst Newcastle host Fulham.
Both matches have entered the half-time break and so far there have been no goals.
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
Tottenham vs Arsenal
Tottenham have failed to score in just one of their previous 17 top-flight fixtures with Arsenal. That being a 2-0 defeat in November 2017.
Menawhile the Gunners are aiming to complete their first league double over Spurs since the 2013/14 season. If they win today it will be another marker that Mikel Arteta’s side have all the attributes to win the title this season.
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