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LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Tottenham Hotspur 3-1. Arsenal was much superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor who had the assistance of Gary Beswick and Lee Betts. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.3 degrees Celsius or 64.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 22 Total 7
- 9 On Target 3
- 13 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 134 Attack 51
- 99 Dangerous attack 29
- 101 Ball safe 92
- 14 Free Kicks 9
- 0 Penalties 1
- 5 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal had a superior ball possession 65% while Tottenham Hotspur was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 99 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target. On the opposite side, Tottenham Hotspur shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (W. Saliba and G. Martinelli). Regarding the opposition, Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card (E. Dier).
Also, Tottenham Hotspur didn’t end the match with 11 players after Emerson Royal (Tottenham Hotspur) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (62′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Arsenal will have 21 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Tottenham Hotspur will stay with 17 points like Manchester City to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of May with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Tottenham Hotspur will play away agasint Leeds United on the 28th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (1 draw).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale
, Benjamin White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Martin Ødegaard , Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus .The home team had on the bench: Takehiro Tomiyasu, Albert Sambi Lokonga
, Reiss Nelson, Edward Nketiah, Fábio Vieira, Rob Holding, Matt Turner, Marquinhos and Kieran Tierney .Substitutions
Arsenal made 6 changes: O. Zinchenko for K. Tierney (73′), O. Zinchenko for K. Tierney (73′), O. Zinchenko for K. Tierney (73′), M. Odegaard for F. Vieira (80′), G. Jesus for E. Nketiah (80′) and B. White for T. Tomiyasu (89′).
Best player: Thomas Partey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Thomas Partey.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 55 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.Tottenham Hotspur – Formation
Tottenham Hotspur started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Antonio Conte played with: Hugo Lloris
, Cristian Romero , Eric Dier , Clément Lenglet , Emerson Royal , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Rodrigo Bentancur , Ivan Perišić , Richarlison , Heung-min Son and Harry Kane .The following players were sitting on the bench: Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma
, Bryan Gil, Oliver Skipp , Davinson Sánchez , Matt Doherty , Ryan Sessegnon , Djed Spence and Fraser Forster.Substitutions
Tottenham Hotspur made 4 changes: Richarlison for R. Sessegnon (73′), Son Heung-Min for M. Doherty (73′), P. Hojbjerg for O. Skipp (76′) and P. Hojbjerg for O. Skipp (76′).
Best player: Heung-min Son
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tottenham Hotspur was Heung-min Son.
His rating is
with 21 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 2-0
- Southampton – Everton – 1-2
- Liverpool – Brighton & Hove Albion – 3-3
- Fulham – Newcastle United – 1-4
- Crystal Palace – Chelsea – 1-2
- Arsenal – Tottenham Hotspur – 3-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Brentford – 0-0