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Full Time Full time: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham
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WE LOVE YOU ARSENAL WE DO: The Emirates fans are loving this, it has been a magnificent response to recent disappointments and to going two down. A wonderful afternoon
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SAGNA OVER: Arsenal break forward as the Tottenham fans stream out, and Sagna unleashes a shot from 25 yards that flies over the bar
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Gervinho replaces Benayoun
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Red Card PARKER SENT OFF: The Tottenham midfielder goes in late on Koscielny and gets a second yellow card
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WALKER BURSTS FORWARD: The Tottenham right back makes a lung-bursting run forward and curls in a low cross but it is too close to Szczesny and the keeper collects it comfortably
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SUPERB SKILL: Van Persie pirouettes around three Tottenham players, and the Emirates crowd rise in adulation. This is a fantastic afternoon to be an Arsenal fan
Top Comments:
@rexdphoenix on Twitter says:
@Persie_Official - One word...PHENOMENAL
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Substitution TOTTENHAM CHANGE: Dawson on for King
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
David made the point earlier that sometimes substitutions don't always work, and that has certainly been the case for Tottenham.
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Oxlade-Chamberlain on for Walcott
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Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
It looks like we'll be seeing Oxlade-Chamberlain very soon.
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Yellow Card VAN PERSIE BOOKED: Robin van Persie receives a caution for unsporting behaviour
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Top Comments:
@ConorJohnston10 on Twitter says:
‏Unbelievable comeback, and great goals! Come on you Gunners.
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PARKER OVER: Van der Vaart's corner from the left is headed out to Parker, who takes a touch before crashing his shot well over
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
That is another figure throughout this game - every single cross that has come into the box has been headed away by Koscielny. It's been a superb team performance.
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ROSICKY JUST WIDE: The Czech midfielder cuts in from the right and plays a one-two with Walcott but pushes his left-footed shot just wide of the far post
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Substitution ARSENAL CHANGE: Jenkinson replaces Gibbs
Top Comments:
@adesojiadegbulu on Twitter says:
Theo Walcott just redeemed himself from the cursers and haters. Thumbs up Theo.
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LAST QUARTER: We are into the last 15 minutes of a quite wonderful match, but with Spurs pushing on it would be naive to think it is all over just yet
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SANDRO'S SHOT SAVED: The ball breaks to the Brazilian on the edge of the area and his shot deflects off Gibbs but Szczesny saves
Top Comments:
@Rastaphilian on Twitter says:
This is the greatest day to be an Arsenal fan in quite some time. Come on you Gooners!
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JUST INCREDIBLE! Song played a lovely ball down the right for Walcott to beat the offside trap and he finishes magnificently. What a wonderful goal, what a sensational turnaround
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
I do apologise folks, you will have to turn the volume down when we score because I just keep screaming.
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GOAL! - Theo Walcott 5 : 2 GOOOAAAALLL! Would you believe it, Walcott scores again
Top Comments:
@mavizzi on Twitter says:
Spurs have been blown away from north London. There is only one king here.
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INCREDIBLE SCENES: The Emirates crowd are absolutely jumping, what could this do for the season?
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WHAT A STRIKE: A lightning break from Arsenal sees Rosicky release Van Persie down the left, he holds the ball up for the onrushing Walcott who lifts the ball over Friedel expertly. Lovely strike
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
This is just unbelievable. What a fantastic finish that was from Walcott, that will be superb for his confidence.
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GOAL! - Theo Walcott 4 : 2 GOOOAAAALLLL!!! Theo Walcott with a lovely breakaway goal
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ARTETA LETS FLY: The midfielder's free kick from 25 yards skims off a defender's head and out for a corner
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
I wonder what the plan for Spurs is here. They took off a striker and now find themselves a goal down. I suspect Jermain Defoe will come on at some stage.
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Yellow Card SANDRO BOOKED: The Brazilian goes in late on Van Persie and is shown the yellow card
Top Comments:
@PeterYore on Twitter says:
Rosicky has been fantastic today. Time to bring the Ox on in place of Walcott to finish Spurs off?
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IT'S TENSE OUT THERE: Arsenal are on top but Tottenham remain a threat. Another Arsenal goal could kill it, though count nothing out in this fantastic match
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WALCOTT SO CLOSE: The Arsenal forward collects the ball to the right of the box and crashes a shot just past the far post
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
Tomas Rosicky is having one of the best games in Arsenal colours we have ever seen.
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HIGH AND WIDE: The ball breaks to Van Persie to the left of the box but he crashes it high and wide of the near post
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
Ten points is the gap between the two sides currently, this scoreline would take it to seven. It wouldn't quite put Arsenal back into fourth after Chelsea's win yesterday but it's a great start.
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TOTTENHAM PUSHING ON: The visitors are back on the attack but the atmosphere around the Emirates is bouncing and the home fans are loving this
Top Comments:
@lieenvo on Twitter says:
‏That goal was so beautiful! Magnificient maneuvering of the ball. THAT'S the Arsenal I know! YESSS.
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COMEBACK IS COMPLETE: Arsenal broke through the middle, Sagan rolled a ball across goal which deflected into Rosicky's path and he slotted it away
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
What a turnaround we have here. Five goals and we're only 50 minutes into this one.
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GOAL! - Tomas Rosicky 3 : 2 GOOOOAAAALLL!!! Rosicky puts Arsenal ahead
Top Comments:
@TiaSls on Twitter says:
ROSICKY! Golazzo! Great build-up.
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NEARLY BACK WITH A BANG: That was a superb stop by Friedel because Rosicky's low, angled shot was heading into the bottom corner. This is going to be a thrilling second half
Top Comments:
@Scravaldio on Twitter says:
Good comeback but we need to focus on our passing now and keep the tempo up. We can beat these. #COYG
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FRIEDEL SAVE: Rosicky is in the area and places a low shot towards the bottom corner but Friedel pushes it wide
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
I can't take much more of this. That is great play again from Arsenal there. Rosicky is once again involved and he's just taken three players out of the game there.
Kick Off WE ARE BACK UNDERWAY: Arsenal kick off this second half, can they complete a memorable comeback and claim the three points? We're about to find out
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Substitution TOTTENHAM CHANGE: Sandro on for Saha
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Substitution TOTTENHAM CHANGE: Van der Vaart replaces Kranjcar
Top Comments:
@LouiseASC on Twitter says:
The atmosphere here is amazing!
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Half Time HALF TIME: Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
I have to say that, apart from the first five minutes, Tottenham haven't really been in the game. What a comeback from Arsenal - that is the kind of character these fans pay for.
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ANYONE'S GAME NOW: Arsenal don't want the half-time whistle to blow now, the atmosphere is electric and the hosts are well on top
Top Comments:
@IykeKnOwS on Twitter says:
Half time is definitely coming at the wrong time. Arsenal are hot, hot like fire right now!
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WHAT A TURNAROUND: That is pure world class from Van Persie, he collected the ball on the edge of the area, twisted his way past his man and bent in superbly into the far corner. Brilliant, brilliant goal
Top Comments:
@real_mjeyi on Twitter says:
‏What strike by our main man!
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GOAL! - Robin van Persie 2 : 2 GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!!! Van Persie bends the ball home brilliantly. What a strike from the captain
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Yellow Card ARTETA BOOKED: The midfielder has his name taken for a late tackle on Modric
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GAME ON: Van Persie hit the post and Arteta collected the loose ball, and chipped in for Sagna to head home
Top Comments:
@JamesWCopeland on Twitter says:
Just what we need. Good all-round play and applied pressure. Keep it going.
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GOAL! - Bacary Sagna 1 : 2 GOAL FOR ARSENAL: Sagan heads in from close range after Van Persie hit the post
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
That is a great header from Bacary Sagna. Look at the way he has attacked that, he has made a six-yard run and made that ball his.
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THEO ON THE BREAK: The Engalnd winger pounces on a loose ball and breaks but passes too early to Van Persie and the move breaks down. That was a great opportunity
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
I think that is just a lack of confidence from the way Theo has been playing in this game. A man on top of his game would have just burst into that space.
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HAMMER BLOW FOR ARSENAL: Just when the hosts were getting on top, Tottenham break and exploit a gap in the Gunnes defence to win a penalty. A mountain to climb now for Arsene Wenger's side
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GOAL! - Emmanuel Adebayor 0 : 2 GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM: Adebayor calmly slots the ball into the bottom right corner
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
This time last year it was Arsenal who were brilliant in the first half, were 2-0 up and then lost 3-2. This time they need the reverse.
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PENALTY TOTTENHAM: Gibbs and Szczesny seem to take out Bale in the area and Mike Dean awards the spot kick
Top Comments:
@mrvals on Twitter says:
Bale is a disgrace, that was an obvious dive!
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Yellow Card KOSCIELNY BOOKED: The French defender is booked for a late tackle on Kranjcar
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
Suddenly we have had three bookings in the space of about three minutes here. Koscielny has just lost his balance and run into him, it wasn't like he went in feet first.
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Yellow Card PARKER BOOKED: The Engalnd midfielder takes Van Persie down on the edge of the area and is shown the yellow card
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
Parker is complaining about that booking but that was a naughty challenge. He's just gone right through the back of him there.
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Yellow Card MODRIC BOOKED: The Croatian is booked for protesting at Mike Dean
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VAN PERSIE GOES CLOSE: Sagna whips in a lovely ball from the right and Van Persie is close to getting on the end of it but Kaboul heads it over. The corner comes to nothing
Top Comments:
@ctopher82 on Twitter says:
Despite being a goal behind we are looking strong. Good work rate.
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WALKER JUST WIDE: Tottenham break on the counter and the ball breaks to Walker outside the box and his fierce effort goes just wide. Close
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
Gibbs has done excellently there. He was the last man and just did enough to slide in and get the challenge in on Adebayor.
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ROSICKY SO CLOSE: Van Persie's corner is met by the Czech midfielder at the near post and his glancing header is brilliantly saved by Friedel
Top Comments:
@lieenvo on Twitter says:
Oh my, how did Friedel just save that?!
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VAN PERSIE JUST WIDE: Sagn'a quick throw in finds the striker and he turns and his half volley is deflected inches wide. Getting closer
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
That was goalbound, but whether or not Friedel would have got there or not remains to be seen.
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KRANJCAR HEADS OVER: Bale takes on Sagna and delivers a deep cross to the far post, but Kranjcar's looping header drifts over
Top Comments:
@ajayblake on Twitter says:
Being an Arsenal fan is a bit of a challenge at times... Come on you Gunners!
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ON THE FRONT FOOT: Arsenal are pushing and probing and have created some half chances, but Spurs look very dangerous on the break. Should be more goals in this one
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VAN PERSIE JUST WIDE! Sagna's cross from the right deflects off a defender and into the Dutchman's path but he fires just wide. It looked like it was in
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
That was unlucky. He's had two bites at that. The first one was blocked and he's just put the second wide. It's definitely been a good response from Arsenal.
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ANOTHER PENALTY SHOUT! Rosicky pokes the ball into Parker's chest the area and the Emirates crowd go up in appeal, but it wasn't a handball and Mike Dean waves play on
Top Comments:
@Dom_Dawkins on Twitter says:
Why didn't we just start like this?!
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PENALTY SHOUT FOR ARSENAL: Gibbs goes over the area as Arsenal press, but referee Mike Dean waves play on. Good response by Arsenal
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
It's a great response from Arsenal and you can see the crowd on their feet already. This is what has to happen, they have to be lifted by the crowd.
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ARSENAL COMING FORWARD: The hosts are chasing the game and despite the early goal, the home fans are getting right behind their side
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NIGHTMARE START: Adebayor found some space on the left and played a decent ball into Saha, who was in acres of space through the middle. The French striker took a touch and hit shot deflected over Szczesny and into the net
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
It will be interesting to see what Tottenham will do now. They have been the dominant force early on but maybe now they have the early goal, that will change.
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GOAL! - Louis Saha 0 : 1 GOAL FOR TOTTENHAM: Louis Saha scores with a deflected shot
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FRENETIC START: Both sides are haring around the pitch as this derby begins in typically frantic fashion
Top Comments:
David Hillier on Arsenal Player says:
I think Harry Redknapp knows what it is needed in this game and knows Arsenal's weakest points. He's gone for two big and strong front men and if you look at them generally they are quite physical.
Kick Off WE'RE OFF! The pride of North London is at stake in this match, the 150th league meeting between the two sides. Arsenal kicking from left to right as Tottenham get us underway
MOMENTS AWAY NOW: The players are going through the pre-match handshake, which has caused so much controversy in recent weeks elsewhere. One player is particular getting a lively reception from he home fans - guess who
Top Comments:
Dan Roebuck on Arsenal Player says:
Let's just hope that the occasion can inspire Arsenal to all three points this afternoon.
AND HERE THEY COME: The teams are out of the tunnel and on to the Emirates pitch, which is in glorious condition as always
Top Comments:
@ThaWisp on Twitter says:
Five minutes and I'm going to be mad tense. Stay away from me folks!
CASE FOR THE DEFENCE: You could argue that this is close to Arsenal's first-choice backline. Can they keep Saha and Adebayor quiet? We are about to find out. We're about eight minutes away from kick off here and excitement is building
Top Comments:
@GunnerGalactico on Twitter says:
It all depends on the tempo we start with. I say it every game...
AWARDS SEASON: Robin van Persie receives the 'First to 20 Goals' award on the pitch for, well, being the first player to reach that landmark in the league this season. Let's hope he continues his fine form this afternoon
Top Comments:
@SUPERflousMAN on Twitter says:
Really excited to finally see the defence intact. Welcome back boys, let's do this.
LONDON CALLING: The Clash blares out around the Emirates on a glorious sunny afternoon in North London
#ARSENALLIVE: That's the hashtag to use if you want to have your say on Twitter. As ever we'll publish a selection of your comments right here
ADEBAYOR RETURNS: The former Arsenal striker is back at Emirates Stadium once again, and is partnered by Louis Saha up front for Tottenham
WHAT DO YOU THINK? Go to www.arsenal.com/studio to get in touch with Dan and David about Arsenal's starting XI - they'll be fielding your comments throughout the game
GIBBS AND KOSCIELNY BACK: Good news for the Gunners as Kieran Gibbs and Laurent Koscielny both return to the defence after missing the FA Cup defeat to Sunderland last week
BENAYOUN STARTS: The Israeli played superbly for the reserves in their 5-0 win at Norwich in midweek and he has been rewarded with a start at the Emirates this afternoon
SUBS: Lennon, Van der Vaart, Defoe, Dawson, Cudicini, Rose, Sandro
TOTTENHAM TEAM: Friedel, Walker, King, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Parker, Modric, Bale, Saha, Adebayor
SUBS: Park, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabianski, Jenkinson, Gervinho, Chamakh, Miquel
TEAM NEWS: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Rosicky, Song, Arteta, Walcott, Benayoun, Van Persie
#ARSENALLIVE: That's the hashtag to use if you want to have your say on Twitter. As ever we'll publish a selection of your comments right here
E-MAIL OUR COMMENTATORS: Go to www.arsenal.com/studio to get in touch with Dan and David - they'll be fielding your comments throughout the game
Kick off is as 1.30pm today (UK time), with Dan Roebuck and former Gunner David Hillier as the commentary team, but our Matchday Show gets underway 25 minutes earlier. Tune in for an exclusive pre-match interview with Arsene Wenger, highlights from the Sunderland match and all the latest team news ahead of today’s game
However, the Gunners have not finished behind Spurs in the league during Arsene Wenger’s reign, so they are likely to need a victory today if they are to stand a chance of overhauling their rivals
Arsenal go into this afternoon’s game 10 points behind Tottenham in the table, with many observers claiming that a gradual shift in power is taking place
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Arsenal
01 SZCZESNY, Wojciech
03 SAGNA, Bacary
06 KOSCIELNY, Laurent
05 VERMAELEN, Thomas
28 GIBBS, Kieran
25 JENKINSON, Carl (75)
25 SONG, Alex
08 ARTETA, Mikel
07 ROSICKY, Tomas
14 WALCOTT, Theo
15 OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, Alex (81)
30 BENAYOUN, Yossi
27 GERVINHO (88)
20 VAN PERSIE, Robin
21 FABIANSKI, LUKASZ
54 MIQUEL, IGNASI
25 JENKINSON, CARL
27 GERVINHO,
15 OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN, ALEX
30 PARK, JU-YOUNG
29 CHAMAKH, MAROUANE
Tottenham Hotspur
24 FRIEDEL, Brad
28 WALKER, Kyle
26 KING, Ledley
20 DAWSON, Michael (82)
04 KABOUL, Younes
32 ASSOU-EKOTTO, Benoit
21 KRANJCAR, Niko
10 VAN DER VAART, Rafael (46)
08 PARKER, Scott
19 MODRIC, Luka
11 BALE, Gareth
25 SAHA, Louis
30 SANDRO, Raniere (46)
10 ADEBAYOR, Emmanuel
23 CUDICINI, CARLO
20 DAWSON, MICHAEL
03 ROSE, DANNY
10 VAN DER VAART, RAFAEL
30 SANDRO, RANIERE
07 LENNON, AARON
18 DEFOE, JERMAIN
17th Nov 2012
5-2
Tottenham Hotspur
Top Comments:
@JustJazz007 on Twitter says:
Benayoun was really outstanding at both ends of the pitch.