AfriqueCAN: ARSENAL held on to beat their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 away on Sunday www.AfriqueCAN.com
With the result, the Gunners remain at the top of the Premier League after an emphatic first-half display and a nervous second period in an electric derby atmosphere on their neighbour’s soil.
An own goal by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and efforts from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz put the visitors in control at halftime and although Spurs fought back through Cristian Romero’s strike and a Son Heung-min penalty, the league leaders already did enough to claim the three points at stake.
Victory kept Mikel Arteta’s Gunners ahead of second-placed champions Manchester City, whose 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest later on Sunday put them within a point with a game in hand.
Liverpool are four points behind City in third spot, but like Arsenal having played 35 matches with three games left.
