At 14:30 Lithuanian time, the 12th round of the English "Premier" league started.
An intriguing clash took place at the Emirates Stadium - London's "Arsenal" clashed with "Tottenham". Arsene Wenger's disciples put an end to the successful run of the "Spurs" footballers by defeating them 2-0.
From the very beginning of the match, the "Gunners" played with the ball much more confidently than their opponents. The hosts pressed the opponents, who made one mistake after another in defense.
However, "Arsenal" players failed to take advantage of the insecure defending of their opponents - Hugo Lloris managed to react to all situations.
However, the success of the "Spurs" did not last long - in the 36th minute, Shkodran Mustafi scored with a great header after a set-piece situation, putting "Arsenal" ahead.
Feeling that they could punish their opponents even more, the hosts did not intend to stop and continued their pressure. In the 41st minute, the "Gunners" already had a two-goal advantage - after a pass from Alexandre Lacazette, Alexis Sanchez's shot from a meter left no hope for the opponents' goalkeeper.
In the second half, the "Tottenham" team struggled to get back in the game - Eric Dier had the only real opportunity to score at the end of the match, but his shot was saved by Petr Cech.
After the victory, "Arsenal" climbed to the fifth position and reduced the gap from second-placed "Manchester United" to one point. The "Gunners" are currently 9 points behind the leaders, but the gap could still increase.
"Tottenham" remains in third place with 23 points after the failure.
Result:
"Arsenal" 2 - 0 "Tottenham" 36' [1 - 0] S. Mustafi 41' [2 - 0] A. Sanchez
League table:
