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The Gunners convincingly defeated the Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and took three points that secure their place at the top of the Premier League.

With great authority, the Reds from London were superior in the North London derby and gave the Spurs no chances in their own home.

With a dominant performance, they thrashed the white team from London, which offered little resistance on the cold British night. For the Spurs, there was a major factor: absences. The main one? Cuti Romero, out due to suspension—he returns on 3/15 vs. Liverpool; along with #17, there were ten other absences, all due to injury.

For the Gunners, Eberechi Eze opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a right-footed shot inside the box and received an almost immediate response from the team with the cockerel on their badge, who equalized two minutes later through Randal Kolo Muani, thanks to an error by Declan Rice on the right side.

In the second half, Mikel Arteta and Gabriel Heinze’s side came out firing: Viktor Gyokeres was left completely alone at the edge of the box in the 47th minute and positioned his body to place the ball near the right post. From then on, it was almost all Gunners: the only exception was another equalizing play by Kolo Muani, who had scored after fouling the opposing defender, so it was disallowed.

The left-footer and former Crystal Palace player pounced on a rebound inside the box, almost falling, in the 61st minute and scored the third goal for the Premier League leaders, setting the definitive tone of the match. Near the end, in the 94th minute, the Swedish striker struck again and finished very well inside the box for the final 4-1.

Thus, the Spanish manager’s team sits at the top of the best league in the world with 61 points from 28 matches and secured another week away from their main pursuer, Manchester City, who have 56 points with a game in hand. Meanwhile, Tottenham—who had their brand new coach Igor Tudor making his debut—are 16th with just 29 points, four above the relegation zone.

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