Arsenal took back their control and composure in this Premier League title race with a monumental North London Derby victory at the home of their bitter rivals, Tottenham Hotspur. It didn’t come easy; they never do, but these three points are the biggest of the season so far.
Eberechi Eze gave the Gunners the lead after good work from Bukayo Saka down the right-hand side found him in the middle. Declan Rice, however, gifted the ball to Randal Kolo Muani near the box and he made no mistake beating Raya with a low drive.
That would be how the first half came to a close with the Gunners again wondering how they’ve let the lead slip and equally how they’d not done more with the possession they had. That changed at the start of the second period with Viktor Gyokeres firing a curling strike around Guglielmo Vicario.
Then the game was won courtesy of another Eze strike, a fortunate bounce off Joao Palhinha landing at his feet for an open goal. The game wouldn’t end before David Raya redeemed some of his recent errors with a world class goal-saving backwards dive from Richarlison’s flick. Gyokeres added a fourth before the end, courtesy of an Martin Odegaard assist.
Read how **football.london** rated the performances of the Arsenal players involved [here](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/fixtures-results/arsenal-player-ratings-vs-tottenham-33470118).
Eberechi Eze of Arsenal celebrates scoring their 3rd goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal (Image: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)