EMIRATES STADIUM — Arsenal could have picked no better way to end their mini-crisis.
As for Spurs, this signalled an 11th defeat in the league, one fewer than they managed in the entirety of Ange Postecoglou’s maiden year. There were some crumbs of comfort, not least the performance of the miraculous Archie Gray, but success is required in the cups to prevent this season from being written off.
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Read MoreArsenal levelled in familiar fashion with Gabriel Magalhaes meeting a corner at the back post and turning a header in off the unfortunate Dominic Solanke. Within four minutes, Leandro Trossard had completed the turnaround.
A youthful Tottenham team – the average age of their keeper and two centre-backs was just over 20 – were unnerved by it as Arsenal stamped their authority like an older sibling forcing their younger one to play the game they wanted.
Predictably they looked to test Premier League debutant Antonin Kinsky’s handling and mettle early on, racking up four corners in the opening 10 minutes. The young Czech had a tough night, twice almost losing the ball to Kai Havertz in his own defensive third in the first 20 minutes.
Declan Rice was dominant in midfield for Arsenal (Photo: Reuters)Djed Spence’s spiralled Trivela cross to the back post was Gabriel’s big toe away from meeting an onrushing Solanke, before Raya denied Dejan Kulusevski from the resulting corner after the Swede had superbly slunk away from Rice.
A looping clearance dropped out of the sky towards Son who watched it carefully onto his instep and controlled a volley low into the side netting with the aid of a deflection off Thomas Partey. Arsenal’s vulnerability from corners was matched by Spurs.
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Read MoreTrossard’s attempted cross ricocheted back off him via Pedro Porro’s shins but a corner was given and Gabriel’s header back across goal from the kick went in off Solanke’s midriff. There was nothing fortunate about Rice’s delivery, though, which was typically pinpoint.
A one-goal deficit was hardly as ruinous as Postecoglou’s half-time substitutions suggested. Off came holding midfielder Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr with James Maddison and Brennan Johnson flung on. Control sacrificed for chaos. Ange gonna Ange until the end.
It felt at the time as though the changes would prove either to be a masterstroke or a catastrophe and as Arsenal ripped through a patched-up midfield it felt much more like the latter.
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Declan Rice: Set up Arsenal’s equaliser and dominated the midfield with driving runs at the heart of the Spurs defence.
With Arsenal hunting a clincher and Spurs searching for an equaliser, the final 20 minutes became frenzied and fraught. A Rice thumper bounced off Kinsky with Martin Odegaard’s follow-up drawing a more conventional stop. The Norwegian missed a sitter to wrap it up and Porro lashed the post from an acute angle.
Despite their missed chances, Arsenal held firm to earn a win that injected optimism into their season after a tough week. For Spurs, though the long road to recovery still awaits.
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