Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur | Matches

Everton V
Arsenal
14TH NOV 2010

Saturday 20th November
Kick off: 12:45
Emirates Stadium

Arsenal
2 – 3
Tottenham Hotspur

Braga V
Arsenal
23RD NOV 2010

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FRUSTRATING LOSS FOR ARSENAL: Spurs complete their unlikely comeback, and Arsenal drop three points after dominating the first half.
Full Time THE REFEREE BLOWS THE FINAL WHISTLE: Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham
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SHOT BY ROSICKY: From the edge of the area, Rosicky goes for goal, but Gomes makes the comfortable save
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THE EMIRATES CROWD IS SHELL-SHOCKED: Spurs win another free kick and burn up more of the clock
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BALE AWARDED A FREE KICK: And Tottenham is taking their sweet time...
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SAVE BY GOMES: Arsenal is pouring on the pressure, but Walcott's low-ball can't get past the keeper
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FIVE MINUTES ADDED ON: Can Arsenal come back?
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WALCOTT JUST MISSES THE EQUALISER: Theo finds himself all alone on the right side, but skies his shot over the crossbar
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POOR CROSS BY BALE: Spurs looked to have another opportunity, but Bale can't find a waiting Crouch
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Substitution TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION: Van der Vaart replaced by Palacios
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UNLUCKY FOR VAN PERSIE: Fabregas finds Van Persie in the area, but the striker can't handle the pass
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SPURS PULL AHEAD: Kaboul heads in a Van der Vaart free kick
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GOAL! - Younes Kaboul 2 : 3 GOAL! Arsenal 2-3 Spurs
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Yellow Card KOSCIELNY TAKES DOWN BALE: Dowd puts him in the book
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CHANCE FOR VAN DER VAART: The ball rebounds to the midfielder, but he can't get the shot off
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Yellow Card YELLOW CARD TO DENILSON
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GALLAS GOES DOWN CLUTCHING HIS KNEE: He's getting treatment and Bassong to come on
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SHOT BY VAN PERSIE: The Dutchman keeps the ball in play, but can only send the ball over the crossbar
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SO CLOSE FOR KOSCIELNY! The defender has a great opportunity, but his header goes over the net
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SHOT BY CESC: The captain sends a curler toward the goal, but Gomes gets a hand on it
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Rosicky comes on for Nasri
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Walcott comes on for Arshavin
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CROUCH NOT QUITE TALL ENOUGH: Squillaci beats him to the header to stop Spurs from going forward
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Substitution TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUION: Crouch comes on for Pavlyuchenko
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POSITIVE PLAY FROM CLICHY: The left back keeps the ball in bounds and sends a cross toward goal. Gomes handles it easily
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PRESSURE FROM ARSENAL: Arshavin burns Hutton and gets the ball to Cesc. His shot goes just over teh crossbar
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VAN PERSIE FROM 35 YARDS: The ball falls to Fabregas, who heads it to Squillaci. The defender puts it in the net, but the linesman rules them offside
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FREE KICK TO ARSENAL: Denilson goes down after a challenge by Pavlyuchenko
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Substitution ARSENAL SUBSTITUTION: Robin van Persie comes on for Marouane Chamakh
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Yellow Card YELLOW CARD TO THE GOAL SCORER
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SPURS EQUALISE: Van der Vaart scores from the spot
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GOAL! - Rafael van der Vaart 2 : 2 GOAL! Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham
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FREE KICK TO SPURS JUST OUTSIDE THE AREA: Van der Vaart hits the wall, but the ball hits the arm of Cesc and the referee awards the penalty
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CHAMAKH GETS A CHANCE: He stays onside and gets away from his mark,but can't make anything happen
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WARMING UP FOR ARSENAL: Eboue, Rosicky and Van Persie
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FREE KICK TO ARSENAL: Nasri with a low ball, but can't get it through the wall
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FOUL BY GALLAS ON CHAMAKH: The striker tries to turn away from the former Gunner, but catches his ankle on the defender
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ARSHAVIN LOOKS TO SET UP ANOTHER GOAL: His slides the ball through the Tottenham defence, but can't find Chamakh
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CESC TRIES TO CREATE A SCORING OPPORTUNITY: Deep in the area, the captain looks to set up a teammate, but the angle is too tight for the pass
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SHOT BY MODRIC: Too high, but the Spurs have been pouring on the pressure and dramatically changing the dynamic of the game
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SHOT BY ARSHAVIN: He fires the ball but it bounces off Gallas' thigh
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SPURS PUSH FORWARD AGAIN: Hutton tries to set up the equaliser, but Denilson ends the threat
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SPURS ARE BACK IN THE GAME: Van der Vaart sets up Bale who fires the ball in the far corner past Fabianski
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GOAL! - Gareth Bale 2 : 1 GOAL! ARSENAL 2-1 TOTTENHAM
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GOOD PLAY FROM THE CAPTAIN: Cesc moves forward into the area, but loses his footing while trying to break past Gallas
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CORNER BY TOTTENHAM: Cleared by Koscielny but only as far as Assou-Ekotto
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FOUL BY CESC ON JENAS: Free kick awarded to Spurs. And perhaps an award for most dramatic fall to the ground?
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SPURS TRYING TO SHAKE THINGS UP: Defoe starts the second half up front for Arsenal
Kick Off ARSENAL GET THE SECOND HALF UNDERWAY
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Substitution TOTTENHAM SUBSTITUTION: Jermain Defoe comes on for Aaron Lennon
Half Time AND THAT'S THE HALF: Arsenal 2 Spurs 0
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CHANCE FOR NASRI: Sagna crosses the ball to a rushing Nasri, but the ball gets away from him
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CHANCE FOR CHAMAKH: He makes a good move and stays onside, but Kaboul and Gallas are able to clear the ball
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TWO MINUTES OF ADDED TIME
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DANGER FROM LENNON: Arshavin makes teh strong defensive play and clears the ball
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FOUL BY VAN DER VAART: He's already been warned for some rough play with Denilson, but he manages to avoid going in the book
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PRESSURE FROM TOTTENHAM: Spurs get a series of corners and throw ins. Fabianski punches the ball away, and it ends up going out for a goal kick
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CHANCE FOR TOTTENHAM: Pavlyuchenko goes for goal, but Arsenal knocks it out for a corner
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ARSENAL FREE KICK: Arshavin takes the kick after being fouled by Hutton. He goes toward goal, but Gomes handles it
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FOUL BY ARSHAVIN ON BALE: Resulting free kick by Van der Vaart headed away by Denilson
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SPURS THREATENING: Tottenham starting to attack behind the playmaking of Van der Vaart, but still can't break through Arsenal's defence
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FREE KICK TO ARSENAL: Pavlyuchenko takes down Koscielny just outside of the area
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ARSENAL KEEPS PUTTING ON THE PRESSURE: Spurs are having a hard time keeping possession in their own half.
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VAN DER VAART TRIES TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN: The Dutch international fires from distance, but the ball sails way over the net
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SAVE BY FABIANSKI! It looked more dramatic than it really was. Comfortable save by the Pole
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SPURS TRY TO BREAK THE BUILDING MOMENTUM: Tottenham tries to get some pressure on Fabianski, but can't break through the Arsenal defence
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GREAT FINISH BY CHAMAKH! And fantastic team play by Arsenal! Cesc feeds Arshavin who in turn slid the ball to Chamakh who finished from close range
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GOAL! - Marouane Chamakh 2 : 0 GOAL!!! 2-0 to Arsenal!
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ARSENAL SLOWS IT DOWN: A number of passes near the center line eventually broken down by Spurs
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KABOUL HEADER goes wide for the Arsenal goal kick
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FREE KICK T0 SPURS: Van der Vaart from just outside the area, flicked away by Arsenal. But Spurs hold the ball in until Arsenal send it out for a corner
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SHOT BY FABREGAS: Fantastic build-up play and a great first-touch by the captain, but he sends it wide of the net
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MORE PRESSURE FROM ARSENAL: Nasri is ruled offside by the linesman, but Arsenal is keeping the ball in the Tottenham third
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DOWD WARNS VAN DER VAART: The playmaker goes in hard against Denilson, and the referee tries to calm him down
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FABREGAS LOOKS FOR SONG: But Gomes reacts quickly and scoops up the ball
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SAGNA IS PLAYING TIGHT WITH BALE: He's quite the competitor, but it could be a dangerous game playing on a yellow this early
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INDUSTRIOUS PLAY FROM ARSHAVIN: The Russian tries to chip in toward the goal, but Tottenham manage to clear
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Yellow Card YELLOW CARD TO SAGNA: Dowd shows Sagna yellow for a tough challenge on Bale
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NASRI SCORES FROM AN INCREDIBLY TIGHT ANGLE: A great start for Arsenal and it looks like Nasri has definitely recovered from the knock to his face.
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GOAL! - Samir Nasri 1 : 0 GOAL!!! 1-0 to Arsenal on a goal by Nasri!
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SHOT BY MODRIC: Not much to it and Fabianski makes an easy save
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MISSED OPPORTUNITY FOR ARSENAL: Cesc finds himself all alone on the right side of the goal, but doesn't have anyone to pass to. He fires a low shot, but Gomes easily covers
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NASRI IS STRUGGLING A BIT: He looks to have taken a knock in the face in the opening moments of the game
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HANDBALL TO SPURS: Arsenal picks up a free-kick, but the ball goes out of play for a Spurs throw-in
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VAN DER VAART TAKES THE FIRST CORNER: A low shot ends up comfortably in Fabianski's waiting arms
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EARLY PUSH BY NASRI: The midfielder made a move toward teh Tottenham goal, but Gallas came in to intercept the ball
Kick Off WE'RE UNDERWAY AT THE EMIRATES!
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Some familiar faces are at the Emirates today. Thierry Henry is in the stands and William Gallas is on the pitch. Which one do you think will get the friendlier reception?
As the players are finishing their warm-up here at Emirates Stadium, let me take this opportunity to introduce myself, I'm Kevin Mooney and I'll be your live-text commentator today.
So Arsene Wenger makes two changes from the side that beat Everton: Denilson replaces Jack Wilshere and Laurent Koscielny returns from his two-game suspension to partner Sebastien Squillaci at the centre of the Arsenal defence.
The team news is in... we're looking at a lineup of Fabianski, Sagna, Koscielny, Squillaci, Clichy, Nasri, Fabregas (c), Song, Denilson, Arshavin, Chamakh
Former Gunner Stephen Hughes will be alongside Dan Roebuck in the commentary team from 12.45pm (UK time). They'll be taking your e-mails during the game and fielding your calls in our post-match show.
Good afternoon, good morning and good still-middle-of-the-night to everyone out there and welcome to Arsenal TV Online for another MatchDay Show. It gets underway at 12.15pm (UK time) with highlights of Sunday's Premier League win over Everton, an exclusive pre-match interview with Arsène Wenger, and footage from the manager's pre-match press conference.