MATUKIO KUMI YA LONDON DERBY ARSENAL WAKIINYOA SPURS BILA HURUMA

Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil and maybe even Arsene Wenger seemed to have tired somewhat of the storyline. The narrative arc had perhaps become tiresome to them so they decided to inject a plot twist, something wholly unexpected.

Since the heights of that win over Real Madrid had indicated Spurs as not just London’s but Europe’s coming team, Arsenal have bided their time. Tottenham’s rise has brought Arsenal’s stagnation into sharper focus and, in truth,a victory here does nothing to change that long-term prognosis.

It is the overall direction of these two clubs in recent years that has been so starkly different with one team so clearly progressing under a young manager while another club seems stuck under a man on the brink of retirement. 

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Shkrodan Mustafi headed Arsenal in front against Tottenham 10 minutes before half time from a floated Mesut Ozil free-kick

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The centre back guided the ball past Hugo Lloris, though there were questions over if the free kick should have been given

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Alexis Sanchez smashed in from close range before the break to make it 2-0 as the Gunners were superior in the first half

• 	Team	P	GD	Pts
  1	Manchester City	12	32	34
  2	Chelsea	12	12	25
  3	Manchester United	11	18	23
  4	Tottenham Hotspur	12	11	23
  5	Liverpool	12	6	22
  6	Arsenal	12	6	22
  7	Burnley	12	3	22
  8	Brighton and Hove Albion	11	0	15
  9	Watford	11	-4	15
  10	Huddersfield Town	12	-7	15
  11	Newcastle United	11	0	14
  12	Leicester City	12	-1	13
  13	Southampton	12	-4	13
  14	Bournemouth	12	-5	13
  15	Stoke City	11	-9	12
  16	Everton	12	-12	12
  17	West Bromwich Albion	12	-8	10
  18	West Ham United	11	-12	9
  19	Swansea City	12	-8	8
  20	Crystal Palace	12	-18	5

  
  

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This tackle by Davinson Sanchez was penalised by referee Mike Dean, and the free kick led to Arsenal's opening goal

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A floated header by Mustafi (second right) beat Hugo Lloris by flying in off the post, sending the home crowd into raptures

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Sanchez fired into the roof of the net, with Lloris beaten from almost on his goal line, to double Arsenal's advantage

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Sanchez celebrates Arsenal's second goal, which came a mere 305 seconds after the Gunners scored their opener 

 

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Harry Kane played with strapping around his knee, having missed England international duty the previous week with an injury

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Kane is tackled by Laurent Koscielny as the England striker fell below his usual high standards in an anaemic first half

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Christian Eriksen hit the post in the first half from outside the area, the closest Spurs came to a goal in the opening 45 minutes

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Eric Dier, fresh from captaining England in midweek, came close after the break to scoring, but his header was saved

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Petr Cech is fouled by Dele Alli - another player who endured a disappointing first half - as he attempts to claim an aerial ball