Premier League: Arsenal overcomes Tottenham and remains leader, Manchester City still in ambush

North London is red. Engaged in a three-way race for the Premier League title with Manchester City and Liverpool, Arsenal held their place as leader of the championship by winning 3-2 on the lawn of their neighbor and rival Tottenham, during the “North London Derby “. Thanks to this success, the Gunners maintain a one point lead over the Citizens (who have one game less) and 5 over the Reds held by West Ham on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta’s players folded before half-time. And as is often the case, they made their science of set pieces speak for themselves. On a corner taken by Bukayo Saka, Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg deceived his own goalkeeper by deflecting the cross into the net from Guglielmo Vicario (0-1, 15th). At the end of the first period, it was again from a corner – this time taken by Declan Rice – that the Canonniers made the break (0-3, 38th). In the meantime, Bukayo Saka had allowed his team to double the lead on a quick counterattack (0-2, 27th).

Arsenal got scared

While they thought they would equalize in the 25th minute with a goal from Micky van de Ven disallowed for offside, Spurs regained hope in the middle of the second act. Taking advantage of a risky recovery from David Raya, Cristian Romero allowed Tottenham to reduce the score with a well-placed shot (1-3, 64th). The Argentinian was the most dangerous Spur in the match. Before the break, he almost deceived the Spanish goalkeeper, his header hitting the post.

At the end of the match, Arsenal trembled as Heung-min Son converted the penalty conceded by Rice (2-3, 87th), but managed to hold on to achieve a crucial success in the title race. The Gunners then hoped for a misstep from Manchester City on the Nottingham Forest pitch to make the bargain of the weekend, but the Citizens ensured (0-2).

In a generally controlled match, Josko Gvardiol opened the scoring in the 32nd minute by taking a corner given by Kevin De Bruyne at the near post. Without forcing, the Mancuniens doubled the score in the 71st minute via Erling Haaland, who entered the game ten minutes before, on another assist from the Belgian. With three days remaining, Pep Guardiola’s men are still in a strong position to seek a new Premier League title.