Arsenal met Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium (London) on the morning of January 16 with the pressure of winning. Even though the opponent scored first, the home team still accomplished the task by winning 1 point. All the goals in the match were scored in the first half.
Arsenal dominated the first half of the match with a possession rate of up to 64%. However, coach Mikel Arteta’s side did not create many dangerous chances.
It was Tottenham who opened the scoring. In the 25th minute, Son Heung-min sent the Arsenal defender’s leg into the net. The ball was not strong, but the surprise caused it and the position was just far enough for the home team’s goalkeeper to extend his body to the maximum but could not stop it in time.
Arsenal won against Tottenham.
In the first half, Arsenal only had one shot on target. However, the “Gunners” scored 1 goal to turn the situation around.
When coordinated attacks proved ineffective, Arsenal relied on corners. Dominic Solanke accidentally scored an own goal after touching the ball when his teammate headed the ball straight into the home team’s goal.
Arsenal took the lead a few minutes later. Leandro Trossard fired a dangerous shot that beat the Tottenham goalkeeper.
The match was more exciting and balanced in the second half. Tottenham focused their efforts on the attack to find the equalizer and exposed many holes in the defense. Arsenal have plenty of opportunities to counter-attack.
Both teams had chances, with Tottenham hitting the post once. However, the match was scoreless. Arsenal beat Tottenham 2-2 and temporarily narrowed the gap with the top team Liverpool to 1 point.
| Arsenal | 2-1 | Man Utd |
| Solanke (own goal – 40′) Trossard (44′) | Brand | Son Heung-min (25′) |
Match statistics Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham
Latest English Premier League standings
| XH | Team | Bataille | But – You lose | The point |
| 1 | Liverpool | 20 | 48-20 | 47 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 21 | 41-19 | 43 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 30-20 | 41 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 21 | 37-22 | 38 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 21 | 41-26 | 37 |
| 6 | Man City | 21 | 38-29 | 35 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 21 | 31-32 | 35 |
| 8 | Bournemouth | 21 | 32-25 | 34 |
| 9 | Fulham | 21 | 32-30 | 30 |
| 10 | Brentford | 21 | 40-37 | 28 |
| 11 | Brighton | 20 | 30-29 | 28 |
| 12 | West Ham | 21 | 27-41 | 26 |
| 13 | Tottenham | 21 | 43-32 | 24 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 21 | 23-28 | 24 |
| 15 | Man Utd | 20 | 23-28 | 23 |
| 16 | Everton | 20 | 15-26 | 17 |
| 17 | Ipswich Town | 20 | 20-35 | 16 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton | 21 | 31-48 | 16 |
| 19 | Leicester City | 21 | 23-46 | 14 |
| 20 | Southampton | 20 | 12-44 | 6 |
Premier League Ranking Format – Teams compete in a 2-round round (38 rounds total) to calculate ranking points. In the event that several teams are tied on points, secondary indicators are taken into account in order of priority for lost goal difference, total number of goals and head-to-head record.
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