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On Sunday afternoon, the long-awaited city derby between the hosts Tottenham and neighbors Arsenal took place at London's "White Hart Lane" stadium.
At the beginning of the match, the initiative was in the hands of the "gunners", but in the second half of the first half, the hosts turned the course of the match in their favor and took the lead.
In the 37th minute, team leader Gareth Bale sprinted through the center of the field, received a pass from his teammate, and easily sent the ball into the net past goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Just two minutes later, Aaron Lennon similarly crossed into the penalty area and received the ball, dodging the goalkeeper and scoring the second goal for Arsene Wenger's team.
At the beginning of the second half, Arsenal reduced the score. In the 51st minute, Per Mertesacker scored with his head.
During the rest of the match, both teams had several opportunities to score, and A. Wenger made drastic changes, but it did not help the team. The match ended with a score of 2 - 1.
After this round, Tottenham rose to third place, Arsenal lagged behind by 7 points, and Chelsea by 2.
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