English Premier League

FT Sunday, February 22, 2026
Arsenal WWDWD 4
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Tottenham Hotspur DWDLL 1
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ARS134
TOT101
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium · 61,439 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Eze, Gyökeres star as Arsenal outclass Tottenham and settle title nerves

Eberechi Eze produced a timely brace to haunt Tottenham again and restore Arsenal's five-point lead at the Premier League summit with a 4-1 north London derby win.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
5
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
2
60.1
Possession
39.9
20
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
378
Accurate Passes
232
480
Passes
320
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
50
17
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.3
Long Balls %
0.2
7
Blocked Shots
1
21
Effective Tackles
13
31
Tackles
24
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
15
15
Effective Clearances
42
15
Clearances
42

Highlights

01:56 Burley: Eberechi Eze has a 'special ingredient' Martin Ødegaard doesn't Watch on ESPN 01:18 Klinsmann sees hope for Tudor's Spurs despite derby defeat Watch on ESPN 02:25 Marcotti: Tottenham would be idiotic to wait for Pochettino Watch on ESPN 01:43 Arteta: Football 'bigger than a job' after Arsenal's rebound vs. Spurs Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-1

Lineups

TOT · 3-5-2

  1. 1Guglielmo VicarioG
  2. 3Radu DragusinCD
  3. 37Micky van de VenCD-L
  4. 6João PalhinhaCD-R
  5. 29Pape Matar SarrCM-L
  6. 22Conor GallagherCM-R
  7. 8Yves BissoumaAM
  8. 24Djed SpenceLM
  9. 14Archie GrayRM
  10. 7Xavi SimonsCF-L
  11. 39Randal Kolo MuaniCF-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 10Eberechi EzeAM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 36Martín ZubimendiRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Arsenal 1. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 34' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Arsenal 1. Randal Kolo Muani (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  4. 35' Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  5. 47' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Arsenal 2. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  6. 57' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Jurriën Timber.
  7. 61' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Arsenal 3. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  8. 62' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Dominic Solanke replaces Conor Gallagher.
  9. 68' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison replaces Randal Kolo Muani.
  10. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  11. 77' Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Eberechi Eze.
  12. 82' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Mathys Tel replaces João Palhinha.
  13. 86' Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Arsenal 4. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.

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