Bola.net – Arsenal won the North London Derby against Tottenham in the 2023/2024 Premier League. The following are interesting notes from this match.
Arsenal visited Tottenham’s headquarters to play matchday 35 of the 2023/2024 Premier League, Sunday (28/04/2024) evening WIB. Competing at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Gunners won 3-2.
Tottenham’s goals were scored by Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min. Meanwhile Arsenal’s goals resulted from suicides by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz.
With this victory, Arsenal is even stronger at the top of the Premier League standings. They collected 80 points from 35 matches.
Arsenal is one point ahead of Manchester City and five points ahead of Liverpool. Meanwhile, Tottenham is in fifth position with a collection of 60 points.
A number of special notes were written after Tottenham’s match against Arsenal. Following are the details.
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Interesting Notes on the Tottenham vs Arsenal Duel
Declan Rice clashed with Richarslison in the Tottenham vs Arsenal match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Sunday (28/04/2024). (c) AP Photo/Kin Cheung
1. Arsenal won consecutive top division away games against Tottenham for the first time since September 1988 (three games under George Graham).
2. This is the second fastest 3-0 lead in a North London derby in the Premier League (38th minute). The only fastest lead was also achieved by Arsenal under Mikel Arteta (3-0 after 34 minutes in September 2021).
3. Tottenham is the 16th team to concede 50+ goals in the Premier League this season (52). They are now the team that has conceded the most 50+ goals in a season in the 20-club English top flight competition since 1909/10 (17).
4. Arsenal have scored 16 goals from corners in the Premier League this season. That is the most a team has ever done in one season since West Brom under Tony Pulis in the 2016/2017 season (16).
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Interesting Notes on the Tottenham vs Arsenal Duel
Gabriel Magalhaes celebrates in the Tottenham vs Arsenal match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Sunday (28/04/2024). (c) AP Photo/Kin Cheung
5. Three of Arsenal’s last seven goals in this Premier League match were own goals from Spurs players (Hugo Lloris in January 2023, Cristian Romero in September 2023, and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg today).
6. Bukayo Saka has scored 15 goals for Arsenal in the Premier League this season. It was his most goals in a season. With his goal today, he also became the first English player to score home and away for Arsenal against Spurs in the league since Ian Wright in 1993/1994.
7. Kai Havertz has scored a goal and provided an assist in four different matches in the Premier League this season. That’s the most done by an Arsenal player in one season since Alexis Sanchez in the 2016/2017 season (4).
8. Spurs’ Son Heung-min has scored seven goals in North London derbies in the Premier League, taking him level with Robert Pires (7). Only Harry Kane (14) and Emmanuel Adebayor (8) have scored more goals than the Spurs striker (7).
Source: Opta
