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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
Arsenal
3 - 1
Tottenham Hotspur
- ! 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
- 4 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
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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).
