Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur draw 2-2 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal finds the way to recover against Tottenham Hotspur with 2 goals from H. Son from a goal on the 55' and a goal on the 42'.

Mark Hall

September 25, 2023

LONDON. Arsenal manages to recover against Tottenham Hotspur with 2 goals from H. Son from a goal on the 55′ and a goal on the 42′.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 9:00 am local time. In front of 60,156 spectators. The referee was Robert Jones with the help of Lee Betts and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.78 degrees Celsius or 69.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

2 - 2

Tottenham Hotspur

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

13 Total 13
6 On Target 5
4 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 4

95 Attack 74
72 Dangerous attack 33
63 Ball safe 70

21 Free Kicks 14
1 Penalties 0
11 Corners 4
2 Off Sides 3

Fouls

12 Total 19
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Tottenham Hotspur that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match.

Arsenal shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (Kai Havertz, Eddie Nketiah and Martin Ødegaard). Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards (Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr).

Match Timeline

15'

Destiny Udogie- Yellow

Martin Ødegaard- Yellow

15'

26'

Cristian Romero(own-goal)

42'

Heung-min Son (goal)James Maddison

45'

Yves Bissouma- Yellow

45'

Pape Matar Sarr- Yellow

Kai Havertz- sub ->Fábio Vieira

46'

Jorginho- sub ->Declan Rice

46'

Ben White(VAR)

52'

Bukayo Saka (penalty)

54'

55'

Heung-min Son (goal)James Maddison

Kai Havertz- Yellow

57'

63'

Manor Solomon - sub ->Brennan Johnson

Edward Nketiah- Yellow

67'

75'

Cristian Romero- Yellow

Reiss Nelson- sub ->Gabriel Jesus

77'

78'

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- sub ->James Maddison

79'

Richarlison- sub ->Heung-min Son

Emile Smith Rowe- sub ->Bukayo Saka

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brighton & Hove Albion

After playing this encounter, Arsenal will have 14 points like Tottenham Hotspur to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur will have 14 points like Arsenal to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with Chelsea on the 21st of October with a 24-15 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (10 draws).

Tottenham Hotspur will host Fulham on the 23rd of October with a 18-4 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

David Raya 22.Spain

7.0

William Saliba 2.France

7.0

Ben White 4.England

6.8

Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil

7.0

Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine

7.3

Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway

6.7

15'

Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal

6.6

46'

Declan Rice 41.England

6.7

46'

Edward Nketiah 14.England

6.3

67'

Bukayo Saka 7.England

8.5

90'

54'

Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil

7.1

77'

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

Substitutes

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

Jakub Kiwior 15.Poland

Cédric Soares 17.Portugal

Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan

Emile Smith Rowe 10.England

90'

Jorginho 20.Italy

6.4

46'

Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt

Kai Havertz 29.Germany

6.7

46'

57'

Reiss Nelson 24.England

6.6

77'

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Leandro Trossard, David Raya (7.0), Ben White (6.8), William Saliba (7.0), Gabriel Magalhães (7.0), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.3), Martin Ødegaard (6.7), Declan Rice (6.7), Fábio Vieira (6.6), Bukayo Saka (8.5), Eddie Nketiah (6.3) and Gabriel Jesus (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Emile Smith Rowe, Jakub Kiwior, Cédric Soares, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Jorginho (6.4), Reiss Nelson (6.6), Mohamed Elneny and Kai Havertz (6.7).

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Emile Smith Rowe (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: Fábio Vieira for Kai Havertz (46′), Declan Rice for Jorginho (46′), Gabriel Jesus for Reiss Nelson (77′) and Bukayo Saka for Emile Smith Rowe (90′).

Best player: Bukayo Saka

The most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 31 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 19. He performed 5 crosses.

Tottenham Hotspur – Formation

Tottenham Hotspur

Guglielmo Vicario 13.Italy

7.5

Cristian Romero 17.Argentina

6.3

75'

Pedro Porro 23.Spain

6.8

Micky van de Ven 37.Netherlands

6.8

Destiny Udogie 38.Italy

6.7

15'

Brennan Johnson 22.Wales

6.1

63'

Heung-min Son 7.South Korea

8.8

79'

42', 55'

Yves Bissouma 8.Mali

7.0

45'

James Maddison 10.England

7.8

78'

Dejan Kulusevski 21.Sweden

6.6

Pape Matar Sarr 29.Senegal

6.7

45'

Substitutes

Fraser Forster 20.England

Emerson Royal 12.Brazil

Eric Dier 15.England

Ben Davies 33.Wales

Oliver Skipp 4.England

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 5.Denmark

6.8

78'

Manor Solomon 27.Israel

6.7

63'

Alejo Véliz 36.Argentina

Richarlison 9.Brazil

6.8

79'

Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Angelos Postecoglou played with: Guglielmo Vicario (7.5), Pedro Porro (6.8), Cristian Romero (6.3), Micky van de Ven (6.8), Destiny Udogie (6.7), Pape Matar Sarr (6.7), Yves Bissouma (7.0), Dejan Kulusevski (6.6), James Maddison (7.8), Brennan Johnson (6.1), Heung-min Son (8.8).

They had on the bench: Richarlison (6.8), Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (6.8), Emerson Royal, Eric Dier, Fraser Forster, Manor Solomon (6.7), Ben Davies and Alejo Veliz.

Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Manor Solomon (injured).

Substitutions

Tottenham Hotspur made 3 changes: Brennan Johnson for Manor Solomon (63′), Heung-min Son for Richarlison (79′) and James Maddison for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (78′).