Tottenham”‘ boosted their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League by defeating Arsenal 3-0 in the London derby today, Thursday, in a postponed encounter of the English Premier League’s 22nd round.
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Spurs’ hat-trick, Harry Kane’s “two goals,” and Heung-Min Son’s goals came in the 22nd,
37th, and 47th minutes, respectively.
Moreover Tottenham improved to 65 points in fifth place, while Arsenal’s record remained unchanged
at 66 points in fourth.
Arsenal’s first attempt in the encounter came in the third minute, when Odegaard’s shot
from beyond the area went weak in Lloris’ hands.
After Son was fouled by Cedric in the 21st minute, Tottenham was awarded a penalty kick,
which Kane converted to the left of Ramsdale.
While In the 27th minute, Tottenham attempted to score a second goal with a strong effort from
As Emerson from the right side of the penalty area that went just wide of the post.
In the 29th minute, Arsenal went on the attack with a shot from outside the penalty area by
Xhaka that went wide of the goal.
However Arsenal’s agony got worse in the 33rd minute, as the match referee sent Holding a red card
for elbowing Son.
In the 37th minute, Tottenham scored their second goal as Bentancur rose to a cross from a
corner kick and sent the ball to Kane, who scored with a header.
In the 42nd minute, Tottenham nearly added a third goal when Sisgnon threw a cross
towards Emerson, who inexplicably shot over the crossbar.
As soon as Nketiah fired a curled ball from within the box in the 43rd minute, which Lloris superbly
pushed to a corner, and the Spurs advanced to the second half (2-0).
Tottenham had a strong start to the second half, scoring their third goal in the 47th minute
after Son chased down a ball away from Arsenal’s defense and fired a powerful shot into
the net.
Tottenham’s push for the Arsenal goal continued in the 59th minute, when Kane delivered a
cross that Emerson met with a powerful header, but Ramsdale came to the rescue.
In the 62nd minute, Kane sent a rocket from outside the area, which Ramsdale superbly cleared for a corner kick.
After Sesson passed to Son entirely free of control inside the area in the 63rd minute, Arsenal’s collapse continued in front of Tottenham’s attack, with the Korean striking bizarrely wide of the goal.
In a rare second-half attacking appearance for Arsenal, Odegaard struck a ball from outside the area that went wide of the goal in the 72nd minute.
Last but not leat In the 80th minute, Arsenal lost an opportunity to cut the deficit after Tavarez sent a cross from the left flank, followed by Odegaard’s ground shot, which Lloris saved, to give Spurs a 3-0 victory.
