Arsenal Enter The 600 Club With North London Derby Win
Arsenal fans would not have wished for a better outcome in the North London Derby on Sunday after they saw their team cruise to a deserving 3-1 win over Tottenham. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, captain, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka took Arsenal to become only the third team in the competition's history to have won 600 premier league games after Manchester United and Chelsea. Arsenal started like a house on fire, unsettling their visitors, without giving them space to settle. Deservedly, they scored the opening goal in the 12th minute. Fine footwork by Saka saw him beat Sergio Reguilon on the right side, before sending a low cross into the centre to be met by the arriving Smith Rowe, throwing the Emirates into wild celebration. Still searching for his first goal in Arsenal's colours, Thomas Partey almost doubled his team's lead three minutes later, receiving a pass from Saka and letting one fly from range into the top corner. Hugo Lloris had all the work to do to tip over the bar. Heung-Min Son almsot pulled one back for the visitors in the 21st minute. The South Korean's effort was palmed out for a corner by Aaron Ramsdale. It was Aubameyang who doubled his team's advantage in the 27th minute. Granit Xhaka did well to release Smith Rowe on the left. The new Arsenal number 10 worked well to get past Davidson Sanchez, before cutting a cross back to the center of the box, where Aubameyang met it with a left-footed strike past Lloris. It wasn't the cleanest of strikes, but the power and precision were enough to end the ball in the back of the net. 7 minutes after grabbing their second, the hosts looked to have put the game to bed, breaking Tottenham with a third goal. Harry Kane, who looked an isolated figure all along, lost the ball on the edge of the Arsenal box while trying to create a space for himself. Arsenal countered very quickly, with the ball ending at the feet of Saka, who tried to thread the ball into his teammate at the far post, but the back tracking Kane blocked the ball and it went back to Saka, who wriggled his way past the sliding tackles and hit a low drive with his weaker right foot into the net. Arsenal were cruising, Tottenham looked out of sort. Mikel Arteta was jubilating every single goal, while his counterpart, Nuno Espirito Santo looked like he was watching a movie. Looking to turn things around, Nuno made two changes at the interval bringing on Emerson Royal and Oliver Skipp for Japhet Tanganga and Dele Alli, who was hitherto no way to be found in the game. There were shouts for a penalty by Arsenal in the 53rd minute when Gabriel Maghalaes looked to hav gone down under a challenge from Sanchez, but the referee ruled on the contrary after review. Just after them, in the 60th minute, a beautiful chance presented itself to Kane from outside the box and the England captain hit a well place strike towards the bottom corner, but Ramsdale was on the alert to avert the danger. Another chance fell to the Spurs captain less than 120 seconds after. Receiving a long ball in his strides and beyond Takehiro Tomiyasu, he tried to poke the ball past the on-rushing Ramsdale, but his effort went just wide of the goal. The home team were not done yet and pushed for a fourth goal, looking to better their goal difference that now stands at - 5. Saka found space on the right, his favored playing position and cuts unto his left foot to let fly a low drive towards the far corner. Lloris was able to push away from goal this time. Finally, Tottenham pulled one back in the 79th minute in what eventually turned out to a be a consolation goal from Son. Arsenal failed to clear the ball, allowing Bryan Gill slide the ball to Reguilon on the left, who then cuts back a cross to the middle where Son was left unmarked. His effort deflected in off the palm of Ramsdale who was conceding his first goal in an Arsenal shirt after 349 minutes of play, spanning from the league cup game win over West Bromwich Albion and the league wins against Norwich City and Burnley. Concluding Thoughts Finally, Arsenal were able to test their feet in the waters this season, after their initial wins against Norwich and Burnley were deemed not good tests of their wits. It was a game that mattered a lot for Arsenal including their coach, Mikel Arteta, as was seen from his reactions to every goal Arsenal scored. He had since the beginning of the season asked for time to have all his players back and in their position and this looks like what he has always wanted. Early days still, but three wins in three will have definitely put the momentum on their side and it waits to be seen how far they can take it from here. After winning their first three games of the season and their coach, Nuno Espirito Santo winning the Manager of the Month for August, Spurs have lost their last three league games, all in London derbies, conceding three goals each, with the Arsenal game the only one they managed to pull one back. The job has become even harder for Nuno to get his wards back on track. Harry Kane looks like one whose mind is no longer at the team. They need to help him find his rhythm again with Son, a partnership that can hurt any team any day.
Arsenal Enter The 600 Club With North London Derby Win
Arsenal fans would not have wished for a better outcome in the North London Derby on Sunday after they saw their team cruise to a deserving 3-1 win over Tottenham. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, captain, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka took Arsenal to become only the third team in the competition's history to have won 600 premier league games after Manchester United and Chelsea. Arsenal started like a house on fire, unsettling their visitors, without giving them space to settle. Deservedly, they scored the opening goal in the 12th minute. Fine footwork by Saka saw him beat Sergio Reguilon on the right side, before sending a low cross into the centre to be met by the arriving Smith Rowe, throwing the Emirates into wild celebration. Still searching for his first goal in Arsenal's colours, Thomas Partey almost doubled his team's lead three minutes later, receiving a pass from Saka and letting one fly from range into the top corner. Hugo Lloris had all the work to do to tip over the bar. Heung-Min Son almsot pulled one back for the visitors in the 21st minute. The South Korean's effort was palmed out for a corner by Aaron Ramsdale. It was Aubameyang who doubled his team's advantage in the 27th minute. Granit Xhaka did well to release Smith Rowe on the left. The new Arsenal number 10 worked well to get past Davidson Sanchez, before cutting a cross back to the center of the box, where Aubameyang met it with a left-footed strike past Lloris. It wasn't the cleanest of strikes, but the power and precision were enough to end the ball in the back of the net. 7 minutes after grabbing their second, the hosts looked to have put the game to bed, breaking Tottenham with a third goal. Harry Kane, who looked an isolated figure all along, lost the ball on the edge of the Arsenal box while trying to create a space for himself. Arsenal countered very quickly, with the ball ending at the feet of Saka, who tried to thread the ball into his teammate at the far post, but the back tracking Kane blocked the ball and it went back to Saka, who wriggled his way past the sliding tackles and hit a low drive with his weaker right foot into the net. Arsenal were cruising, Tottenham looked out of sort. Mikel Arteta was jubilating every single goal, while his counterpart, Nuno Espirito Santo looked like he was watching a movie. Looking to turn things around, Nuno made two changes at the interval bringing on Emerson Royal and Oliver Skipp for Japhet Tanganga and Dele Alli, who was hitherto no way to be found in the game. There were shouts for a penalty by Arsenal in the 53rd minute when Gabriel Maghalaes looked to hav gone down under a challenge from Sanchez, but the referee ruled on the contrary after review. Just after them, in the 60th minute, a beautiful chance presented itself to Kane from outside the box and the England captain hit a well place strike towards the bottom corner, but Ramsdale was on the alert to avert the danger. Another chance fell to the Spurs captain less than 120 seconds after. Receiving a long ball in his strides and beyond Takehiro Tomiyasu, he tried to poke the ball past the on-rushing Ramsdale, but his effort went just wide of the goal. The home team were not done yet and pushed for a fourth goal, looking to better their goal difference that now stands at - 5. Saka found space on the right, his favored playing position and cuts unto his left foot to let fly a low drive towards the far corner. Lloris was able to push away from goal this time. Finally, Tottenham pulled one back in the 79th minute in what eventually turned out to a be a consolation goal from Son. Arsenal failed to clear the ball, allowing Bryan Gill slide the ball to Reguilon on the left, who then cuts back a cross to the middle where Son was left unmarked. His effort deflected in off the palm of Ramsdale who was conceding his first goal in an Arsenal shirt after 349 minutes of play, spanning from the league cup game win over West Bromwich Albion and the league wins against Norwich City and Burnley. Concluding Thoughts Finally, Arsenal were able to test their feet in the waters this season, after their initial wins against Norwich and Burnley were deemed not good tests of their wits. It was a game that mattered a lot for Arsenal including their coach, Mikel Arteta, as was seen from his reactions to every goal Arsenal scored. He had since the beginning of the season asked for time to have all his players back and in their position and this looks like what he has always wanted. Early days still, but three wins in three will have definitely put the momentum on their side and it waits to be seen how far they can take it from here. After winning their first three games of the season and their coach, Nuno Espirito Santo winning the Manager of the Month for August, Spurs have lost their last three league games, all in London derbies, conceding three goals each, with the Arsenal game the only one they managed to pull one back. The job has become even harder for Nuno to get his wards back on track. Harry Kane looks like one whose mind is no longer at the team. They need to help him find his rhythm again with Son, a partnership that can hurt any team any day.
Arsenal Enter The 600 Club With North London Derby Win
Arsenal fans would not have wished for a better outcome in the North London Derby on Sunday after they saw their team cruise to a deserving 3-1 win over Tottenham. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, captain, Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka took Arsenal to become only the third team in the competition's history to have won 600 premier league games after Manchester United and Chelsea. Arsenal started like a house on fire, unsettling their visitors, without giving them space to settle. Deservedly, they scored the opening goal in the 12th minute. Fine footwork by Saka saw him beat Sergio Reguilon on the right side, before sending a low cross into the centre to be met by the arriving Smith Rowe, throwing the Emirates into wild celebration. Still searching for his first goal in Arsenal's colours, Thomas Partey almost doubled his team's lead three minutes later, receiving a pass from Saka and letting one fly from range into the top corner. Hugo Lloris had all the work to do to tip over the bar. Heung-Min Son almsot pulled one back for the visitors in the 21st minute. The South Korean's effort was palmed out for a corner by Aaron Ramsdale. It was Aubameyang who doubled his team's advantage in the 27th minute. Granit Xhaka did well to release Smith Rowe on the left. The new Arsenal number 10 worked well to get past Davidson Sanchez, before cutting a cross back to the center of the box, where Aubameyang met it with a left-footed strike past Lloris. It wasn't the cleanest of strikes, but the power and precision were enough to end the ball in the back of the net. 7 minutes after grabbing their second, the hosts looked to have put the game to bed, breaking Tottenham with a third goal. Harry Kane, who looked an isolated figure all along, lost the ball on the edge of the Arsenal box while trying to create a space for himself. Arsenal countered very quickly, with the ball ending at the feet of Saka, who tried to thread the ball into his teammate at the far post, but the back tracking Kane blocked the ball and it went back to Saka, who wriggled his way past the sliding tackles and hit a low drive with his weaker right foot into the net. Arsenal were cruising, Tottenham looked out of sort. Mikel Arteta was jubilating every single goal, while his counterpart, Nuno Espirito Santo looked like he was watching a movie. Looking to turn things around, Nuno made two changes at the interval bringing on Emerson Royal and Oliver Skipp for Japhet Tanganga and Dele Alli, who was hitherto no way to be found in the game. There were shouts for a penalty by Arsenal in the 53rd minute when Gabriel Maghalaes looked to hav gone down under a challenge from Sanchez, but the referee ruled on the contrary after review. Just after them, in the 60th minute, a beautiful chance presented itself to Kane from outside the box and the England captain hit a well place strike towards the bottom corner, but Ramsdale was on the alert to avert the danger. Another chance fell to the Spurs captain less than 120 seconds after. Receiving a long ball in his strides and beyond Takehiro Tomiyasu, he tried to poke the ball past the on-rushing Ramsdale, but his effort went just wide of the goal. The home team were not done yet and pushed for a fourth goal, looking to better their goal difference that now stands at - 5. Saka found space on the right, his favored playing position and cuts unto his left foot to let fly a low drive towards the far corner. Lloris was able to push away from goal this time. Finally, Tottenham pulled one back in the 79th minute in what eventually turned out to a be a consolation goal from Son. Arsenal failed to clear the ball, allowing Bryan Gill slide the ball to Reguilon on the left, who then cuts back a cross to the middle where Son was left unmarked. His effort deflected in off the palm of Ramsdale who was conceding his first goal in an Arsenal shirt after 349 minutes of play, spanning from the league cup game win over West Bromwich Albion and the league wins against Norwich City and Burnley. Concluding Thoughts Finally, Arsenal were able to test their feet in the waters this season, after their initial wins against Norwich and Burnley were deemed not good tests of their wits. It was a game that mattered a lot for Arsenal including their coach, Mikel Arteta, as was seen from his reactions to every goal Arsenal scored. He had since the beginning of the season asked for time to have all his players back and in their position and this looks like what he has always wanted. Early days still, but three wins in three will have definitely put the momentum on their side and it waits to be seen how far they can take it from here. After winning their first three games of the season and their coach, Nuno Espirito Santo winning the Manager of the Month for August, Spurs have lost their last three league games, all in London derbies, conceding three goals each, with the Arsenal game the only one they managed to pull one back. The job has become even harder for Nuno to get his wards back on track. Harry Kane looks like one whose mind is no longer at the team. They need to help him find his rhythm again with Son, a partnership that can hurt any team any day.