Trailing 1-0 with that familiar feeling of being punished (or punishing themselves) in both penalty areas, Arsenal knew what was at stake. They could feel the jeopardy closing in,
Declan Rice savaged Tottenham Hotspur with a brutal comment after Arsenal's vital North London derby win. On the back of Liverpool's 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest, Arsenal knew a victory over bitter rivals Spurs would take them within four points of the leaders.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will do battle in a white-hot atmosphere as the rival clubs face off under the lights at Emirates Stadium.
It might not have been pretty, but three points from Wednesday's North London derby has Arsenal right back on Liverpool's tail.
Declan Rice said his one regret from Arsenal’s North London derby win over Tottenham was that Mikel Arteta's men were "unlucky not to score 10".
After an unbeaten start at home in the Premier League, Brentford are suffering of late. The Bees have lost their past two home league games and were knocked out of the FA Cup by P
Arsenal are finally back to winning ways after picking up a huge three points against rivals Tottenham in the North London Derby. The Gunners came from behind to earn a victory, putting some pressure back on current Premier League leaders Liverpool.
The form book favoured Tottenham at the Emirates, though, as the Lilywhites have recorded successive wins over Liverpool and Tamworth in the EFL Cup and FA Cup respectively over the past week, while the Gunners lost to Newcastle United and Manchester United in both competitions.
Albion are heading for a rapid reunion with referee Simon Hooper. The official from Swindon will take charge of their game at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Hooper took charge of the recent FA Cup te at Norwich, when the Seagulls ran out 4-0 winners. He did not show a yellow card to either team in that fixture.
Arsenal's first win in four games in all competitions lifted them within four points of leaders Liverpool, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
ARSENAL had to come from behind to beat North London rivals Tottenham 2-1 on Wednesday night. Spurs skipper Son Heung-min fired the visitors ahead with a sweet volley against the run of play on 25
Mikel Arteta's men finished the game with an expected goals (xG) total of 1.42 from 14 attempts, of which only four were on target