Arsenal blitzes Tottenham Hotspur in second half to win testy North London Derby
North London is red again.
Arsenal scored three straight goals in the second half to turn a tense derby against arch rival Tottenham Hotspur into a foregone conclusion, winning 4-2 and earning arguably the biggest win thus far of Unai Emery’s managerial tenure.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang gave the Gunners a first-half lead with a penalty, but Spurs seized the advantage back with two goals within four minutes.
Then, Aubameyang opened the second-half onslaught with this stunner:
Around 20 minutes later, Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal back the lead, and Lucas Torreira put the game to bed a few minutes later with a clever finish:
Tottenham was reduced to 10 men when Jan Vertonghen received a second yellow for an ugly kickout challenge at Lacazette in the 85th minute.
The victory vaults Arsenal past Spurs in the Premier League table, with the Gunners now fourth and level with Tottenham on points but ahead on goal differential.
Time will tell if Arsenal can return to the Champions League after a two-year absence. Sunday’s result at the Emirates was a good start.
Joey Gulino is the editor of FC Yahoo and moonlights as a writer. Follow him on Twitter at @JGulinoYahoo.
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