Arsenal returned to winning ways by narrowly beating Tottenham 2-1 in the north London derby on Wednesday. Heung-min Son gave the hosts a scare after he fired Spurs ahead in the first half, but Dominic Solanke’s own goal and Leandro Trossard’s fine finish overturned the deficit before the interval.
Arsenal have crept just four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool at the summit, having played one more match.
Meanwhile, Tottenham are languishing in 13th after losing four of their last five league games.
Express Sport provides the Spurs player ratings as Ange Postecoglou’s side’s winless run extended against their bitter rivals.
Tottenham player ratings vs Arsenal
Antonin Kinsky – 5
Produced a few saves to keep Spurs in touch, but his performance was nothing like the one in the Carabao Cup win against Liverpool. Very nervy with the ball at his feet.
Pedro Porro – 6
Violated by a piece of Leandro Trossard skill in the first half but kept his head to recover.
Radu Dragusin – 4
A night to forget. His role in directing the Arsenal equaliser into Solanke was the cherry on top of the cake.
Archie Gray – 5
Won none of his duels and completed zero of his six attempted long balls. Spurs really struggled in the build-up.
Djed Spence – 7
One of the away side’s brightest attacking outlets down the left, his unnatural flank.
Pape Matar Sarr – 5
Outclassed by Arsenal’s hard-working and creative midfield.
Yves Bissouma – 3
A disastrous display at the heart of Postecoglou’s team. Unsurprisingly hooked for James Maddison at half-time.
Lucas Bergvall – 7
Tottenham’s brightest player in midfield. Looks like a real talent, defensively and offensively. Maintained a 92 per cent pass accuracy, won eight of his 12 ground duels, and made six tackles.
Dejan Kulusevski – 6
Created four chances but was limited in his usual goalscoring opportunities due to an inspired performance by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Heung-min Son – 6
Loves a north London derby goal – this time helped by a deflection. Largely ineffective beyond that strike.
Dominic Solanke – 4
Not what he would’ve had in mind when he was dreaming of a derby goal last night. Only touched the ball 24 times in 90 minutes.
Substitutes
James Maddison – 6
A clear upgrade on Bissouma. Got things ticking for Spurs in the second half but Arsenal held firm.
Brennan Johnson – 5
Just 18 touches by the Welshman. Toothless second-half display.
Richarlison – 5
There wasn’t much optimism he would be Spurs’ saviour during his 12-minute cameo.
