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The referee blows the whistle for full-time, as Spurs run out 3-0 victors in the North London derby. They were set on their way by a Kane penalty on 22 minutes, as the referee pointed to the spot after Cedric bundled over Son as a Kulusevski cross was floated towards the back post. Kane stepped up, and stroked the ball into the bottom right corner to put his side in front. Arsenal's task was made harder on 33 minutes, when Holding received a second yellow card for bringing down Son as he looked to chase onto a Dier through ball. Kane then made it 2-0 just four minutes later, after Bentancur nodded a Son cross towards the back post.
68' Conte has won only one of his eight meetings with Arsenal in all competitions, but looks to be well on his way to a second here. 66' Tottenham are looking the more likely to grab the fourth goal of this game, as they look to rub salt in their bitter rival's wounds. Smith Rowe Gabriel Martinelli 63' Martinelli makes way for Smith Rowe. 63' What a chance! Sessegnon squares the ball to Son in the middle of the area, but the forward gets it all wrong and sidefoots high and wide. 62' Kane sends a rasping effort at goal from distance, but Ramsdale is able to leap and push it over for a corner. 61' Tottenham fans are in full voice as they serenade their players and managers, as they look to be cruising to an important derby win. 59' Close to a fourth! Ramsdale makes a big stop to deny a Royal header, after a superb cross from Kane found him in the middle.
31' Cedric does superbly to intercept a Kulusevki cross before Kane can get anything away at goal. 29' Arsenal try to hit back after a poor Dier pass ends with Xhaka hammering a shot at goal from 30 yards out, but it's poor and flies well over. 27' Tottenham are hungry for a second, and Kane sees a shot blocked by Tomiyasu after a powerful run. Royal then fires at goal, but his effort is blazed over the crossbar. 26' Holding goes in the book after dragging back Son on the touchline. 25' There's a bit of a scramble as Lloris struggles to deal with a cross from the left. However, he finally manages to ger hold of it before Odegaard can take advantage.
78' Saka tries to make something happen on the right wing, dragging the ball into the middle of the Spurs area. However, Hojbjerg is well placed to clear the danger. Nuno Tavares Gabriel Magalhães 76' Gabriel limps off, and Tavares is on for him. 75' Gabriel is down in pain, and it looks as if Arteta is going to be forced into another change here. 72' Arteta brings off Nketiah for Lacazette. Lucas Moura D. Kulusevski 72' Moura comes on to replace Kulusevski.
Cedric bundled Son over a Kulusevski cross came over, and referee Tierney pointed straight to the spot. Kane stepped up, and coolly sent Ramsdale the wrong way as he placed it into the bottom right corner. Things got worse for the visitors on 33 minutes, when Holding receives a second yellow card for bringing down Son as the Korean forward looked to chase onto a long Dier through ball. Tottenham then doubled their advantage four minutes later, when a Son corner was flicked on towards the back post by Bentancur. Kane came sliding in at the back post, and nodded home to give his side a two goal lead at the break.
49' Any hopes of an Arsenal comeback are surely over now, as well as their chances of clinching top four at the home of their biggest rivals. 47' It's 3-0!!! Son makes it three just one minute into the second half, after a tackle in the box on Kane ends up prodding the ball out to Son. He takes it first time, and calmly finishes into the far corner to surely put this game beyond the visitors.
24' Kane was already the top scorer in the history of this fixture with 11, and he has netted a 12th with what could be a massive goal in the race for the top four. 22' Kane makes no mistake!!! The Englishman steps up, and sends Ramsdale the wrong way as he strokes it into the bottom right corner to make it 1-0 from the spot. It's first blood to the hosts. 21' Penalty to Tottenham!!! A Kulusevski cross is hoisted to the back post, and Cedric is adjudged to have barged into Son as the Spurs man went for the header. What a huge moment that could be.
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