Arsenal have grown their Premier League table lead to six in the best way possible — smashing their North London derby rivals down a peg.
Thomas Frank’s men will have a lot of soul-searching to do after being out-classed by the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium, as Spurs showed up for a fight but took too long to bring their football.
So who starred, and who slumped?
Arsenal player ratings from North London derby
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**David Raya: 5.5 —** Wasn’t asked to do anything, really, then got lobbed from 40 yards off a bad Zubimendi giveaway.
**Jurrien Timber: 7.5 —** Three shots, an assist, and status of “always in the right place.”
**William Saliba: 7 —** Passed the ball well and had little else to do.
**Piero Hincapie (Off 88'): 7 —** Same basic day as Saliba. His aerial prowess stood out (or leapt out) today.
**Riccardo Calafiori: 7.5 —** Excellent day, as usual. They’re a different team with him patrolling the left and left-central parts of the field.
**Declan Rice: 8 —** Three created chances including a galactic-mind first touch to set up Eze’s first. Nearly scored within the first five minutes on a marvelous side volley. Docking him a full point for a pretty classless foul and taunt of Xavi Simons late.
**Martin Zubimendi: 5.5 —** Wasn’t particularly poor but his giveaway leading to Richarlison’s goal showed a shocking lack of awareness given awareness is his game.
**Eberechi Eze: 10 —** Yep, perfect. He scored three times on an expected goals of 0.59 and honestly was a whisker from grabbing a fourth. Drew two fouls including one for a dangerous free kick.
**Bukayo Saka: 8 —** Three shots and four drawn fouls while joining Timber in making Spurs’ left side feel immense anxiety.
**Leandro Trossard (Off 78'): 8 —** Feast or famine from the man who loves a big stage, and feasted Sunday with a goal and an assist.
**Mikel Merino (Off 88'): 7.5 —** Stuck into a game-high 23 duels, this ‘center forward’ did his best work with a gorgeous pass to Trossard from 10 yards outside the 18.
**Subs**
**Noni Madueke (On 78'): N/A**
**Ethan Nwaneri (On 88'): N/A**
**Cristian Mosquera (On 88'): N/A**
**Myles Lewis-Skelly (On 90'): N/A**
Eze's brace has Arsenal cruising at 3-0 v. Spurs
The North London Derby is quickly becoming a rout as Eberechi Eze tallies his second goal of the match to give Arsenal a commanding 3-0 lead over Spurs at the Emirates.
Tottenham Hotspur player ratings from North London derby
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**Guglielmo Vicario: 5.5 —** A tremendous early save and the first goal was deflected but you’d like to see him get to one of Eze’s first two goals. The third was unstoppable and Vicario made a nice save to deny the midfielder a fourth.
**Djed Spence: 6 —** Neither he nor Danso were quick enough on Trossard’s decisive run to the opener.
**Micky van de Ven: 4.5 —** An atypically poor day on a huge stage. Wasn’t helped much by his mates, though.
**Cristian Romero: 5 —** Good in the air but joins his defensive mates in ruing all four goals coming in the heart of the Spurs third.
**Kevin Danso** **(Off HT): 6 —** A victim of the tactical switch at halftime, the Austrian defended well in his 45 minutes but could’ve been better read Trossard’s run to meet Merino’s assist on the opener.
**Destiny Udogie: 6.5 —** One of a few players to drive play at Arsenal.
**Joao Palhinha: 7 —** Both he and Bentancur had a chance to stop Eze’s first goal from becoming a shot and did not succeed, but his seven tackles and 10 ground duels won should serve to show his commitment to the game even in a blowout.
**Rodrigo Bentancur: 5 —** Passed the ball well but did little else to help Spurs get a foothold in the midfield.
**Mohammed Kudus: 5 —** A step slow to stay with Eze on Arsenal’s third goal and it was the first time we’d noticed him during the game.
**Wilson Odobert: 5 —** Couldn’t find his way into the game.
**Richarlison: 6.5 —** He worked a full shift and delivered on his only chance with that 45-yard lob of Raya.
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**Subs**
**Xavi Simons (On HT): 6.5 —** Two shots and a few fouls drawn as he got the memo to attack the game.
**Pape Matar Sarr (On 66'): 6 —** Good with the ball but struggled to get into the game.
**Randal Kolo Muani (On 66'): N/A**
**Pedro Porro (On 78'): N/A**
**Brennan Johnson (On 78'): N/A**
Richarlison's golazo gives Spurs life v. Arsenal
Richarlison wins back possession and spots David Raya off his line with a spectacular effort from nearly 50 yards out to give Tottenham Hotspur a measure of hope against Arsenal.
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