Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Gunners defeat north London rivals at Emirates Stadium

Bukayo Saka scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal since January

Arsenal's revival gathered pace as Tottenham's recent decline continued in an entertaining north London derby at Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners propped up the table after three games while Spurs were top under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo - how things have changed as a rampant Arsenal ripped their shambolic rivals to shreds in a brilliant first half.

Emile Smith Rowe started the celebrations for the Arsenal fans when he arrived unmarked to sweep home Bukayo Saka's cross after 12 minutes before the scorer turned provider as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the second midway through the half.

Spurs were producing a horror show and nothing summed it up better than Arsenal's third after 34 minutes. Harry Kane fell over the ball in a Spurs attack then missed two tackles on Saka as he raced back into his own penalty area to try to rescue the situation. Saka compounded the agony with a calm finish.

Inevitably, Spurs improved after the break, Kane bringing a good save from Aaron Ramsdale and wasting a good chance, before Son Heung-min pulled one back.

Ramsdale spared Arsenal any late anxiety with another superb stop, touching Lucas Moura's shot on to the bar as Mikel Arteta's side closed out a richly deserved win.

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Line-ups

Arsenal

Formation 4-2-3-1

32Ramsdale

18Tomiyasu4White6Gabriel3Tierney

5Partey34Xhaka

7Saka8Ødegaard10Smith Rowe

14Aubameyang

32Ramsdale18Tomiyasu4White6Gabriel3Tierney5Partey34XhakaSubstituted forSambi Lokongaat 82'minutesBooked at 90mins7SakaSubstituted forMaitland-Nilesat 87'minutes8ØdegaardBooked at 88mins10Smith RoweSubstituted forVarela Tavaresat 88'minutes14Aubameyang

Substitutes

1Leno9Lacazette15Maitland-Niles16Holding17Cédric Soares19Pépé20Varela Tavares23Sambi Lokonga35Martinelli

Tottenham

Formation 4-3-3

1Lloris

25Tanganga6D Sánchez15Dier3Reguilón

20Alli5Højbjerg28Ndombele

27Lucas Moura10Kane7Son Heung-Min

1Lloris25TangangaSubstituted forLeite de Souza Juniorat 45'minutes6D Sánchez15Dier3Reguilón20AlliSubstituted forSkippat 45'minutesBooked at 67mins5Højbjerg28NdombeleSubstituted forGilat 70'minutes27Lucas Moura10Kane7Son Heung-Min