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LONDON. Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 61,554 spectators. The referee was Michael Oliver who had the assistance of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Andy Madley. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.31 degrees Celsius or 64.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 15 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 1
- 6 Shots blocked 5
- 97 Attack 84
- 93 Dangerous attack 43
- 89 Ball safe 85
- 19 Free Kicks 15
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Tottenham Hotspur was in firm control of the ball 62% while Arsenal was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tottenham Hotspur had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Arsenal found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Tottenham Hotspur shot 15 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal shot 9 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Tottenham Hotspur received 2 yellow cards (Ben Davies and Dejan Kulusevski). Talking about the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Thomas Partey).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tottenham Hotspur stays with 60 points to remain in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will has 80 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur will play away with Chelsea on the 2nd of May with a 24-9 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (16 draws).
Arsenal will host AFC Bournemouth on the 4th of May with a 11-1 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (2 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Angelos Postecoglou decided to play with the following team: Guglielmo Vicario
, Pedro Porro , Cristian Romero , Micky van de Ven , Ben Davies , Rodrigo Bentancur , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Dejan Kulusevski , James Maddison , Timo Werner and Heung-min Son .The home team had on the bench: Yves Bissouma
, Brennan Johnson , Pape Matar Sarr , Radu Drăgușin, Richarlison , Bryan Gil, Emerson Royal, Giovani Lo Celso and Brandon Austin.Tottenham Hotspur could not rely on the presence of Brennan Johnson (injured).
Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 5 changes: Ben Davies for Giovani Lo Celso (88′), Timo Werner for Brennan Johnson (31′), Rodrigo Bentancur for Pape Matar Sarr (46′), Pierre-Emile Højbjerg for Yves Bissouma (64′) and James Maddison for Richarlison (64′).
Player of the match: Cristian Romero
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Cristian Romero.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 66 passes (97% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 15. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya
, Ben White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Takehiro Tomiyasu , Martin Ødegaard , Thomas Partey , Declan Rice , Bukayo Saka , Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard .These were the players on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Jesus, Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli
, Edward Nketiah, Jakub Kiwior , Jorginho, Fábio Vieira and Oleksandr Zinchenko .Substitutions
Arsenal made 2 changes: Martin Ødegaard for Jakub Kiwior (89′) and Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli (63′).
Player of the match: Bukayo Saka
The most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka .
His rating is
with 1 goal, 27 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 20. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Arsenal – 2-3
- Nottingham Forest – Manchester City – 0-2
- AFC Bournemouth – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-0