Unforgettable day for the fans of the Tottenham. From the hand of a Dávinson Sánchez iron in defense, the ‘Spurs’ thrashed and danced Arsenal 3-0 in a new edition of the North American classic London.
With this victory, the team led by Antonio Conte He was just one point behind his eternal rival in the dispute for the last place in the Champions League of the next season. All this with just two days to play.
The scoring was quickly opened thanks to a great controversy. About the 20th minute, Cedric moved Heung-Min Son inside the area with an aerial ball and the South Korean dropped. Maximum penalty sanctioned by the central judge that Harry Kane did not forgive.
This was just the beginning of the end for an Arsenal that never entered a game. After half an hour, another slap in the face (32′). Rob Holding saw the red card (double yellow) after hitting Son’s face with his elbow, just as he entered the race for a deep pass.
Five minutes after the above, a corner kick from the right was headed in the first instance by Rodrigo Betancur and Kane, a born scorer, made a popcorn at the far post.
The second part began with the final blow to the Gunners. After a flurry inside the area, in which, by the way, the visiting defense called for a foul on Kane in attack, Son sealed his brilliant night with a cross shot from close range.
Later the concert of changes in both squads would come: while Conte sought to give oxygen to the bands, Mikel Arteta focused on avoiding more falls from his goal.
And as if the night wasn’t gloomy enough, at 76′ Gabriel Magalhães felt a puncture and had to ask for a change. Without Holding or the Brazilian, the visit ended the London derby without central defenders.
In the end it was a 3-0 victory for Tottenham, who with two games to go is fifth with 66 points, one behind Arsenal. This ignites the fight between the classic rivals for the last place in the Champions League.
A victory for the Spurs by three or more goals against the Gunners has not been seen for 14 years (2008 in the Cup).