Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: 4 talking points as Gunners down Spurs

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<p>&mdash; Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1576200571433820160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div> <p>Arsenal took the lead minutes into the second half. Bukayo Saka weaved his way into the box and hit his shot at Hugo Lloris who parried twice which allowed Jesus to poke home.</p> <p>With 60 minutes gone, Spurs&rsquo; chances of taking something away from the game were dealt a blow when Emerson Royal was shown a straight red card for his challenge on Gabriel Martinelli.</p> <p>Arsenal made their advantage pay as Granit Xhaka fired his shot low and across Lloris after some good work from Martinelli. The Gunners played out the remaining time without breaking a sweat to secure north London bragging rights.</p> <h2>Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: 4 talking points as Gunners down Spurs</h2> <p>The game provided plenty of talking points and here are four.</p> <h2>1. Saliba again outstanding</h2> <p>We&#8217;re starting to run out of superlatives for this lad. Once again, he was a brick wall and often the only thing standing in between Spurs and Arsenal&rsquo;s goal.</p> <p>His ability on the ball was on show several times as he drew contact and pressure before easily wriggling his way out of a tight spot to keep his side going forward.</p> <div class="embed "> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">William Saliba vs Tottenham</p> <p>71 passes<br />96% pass accuracy<br />1/2 accurate long balls<br />1/1 successful dribbles<br />3 tackles won<br />3 clearances<br />1/1 aerial won<br />5/7 duels won</p> <p>Strength, intelligence, and pure quality. He makes defending look so easy. An absolute monster in the making. <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://t.co/EYpkXx81rH">pic.twitter.com/EYpkXx81rH

<p>&mdash; Football Talent Scout &#8211; Jacek Kulig (@FTalentScout) <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1576201328363438080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div> <p>Give him a lifetime contract, and whatever money he wants. Get it done, Arsenal, because William Saliba is quickly becoming the best central defender in the Premier League.</p> <p><em>Continued on next slide&#8230;</em></p> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span>&nbsp;Talking Point #2 </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_129782" class="wp-caption aligncenter"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-129782 size-full" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_1128,w_1560/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1243636568.jpeg" alt="" width="1560" height="1128" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1243636568.jpeg 1560w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1243636568-768x555.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1560px) 100vw, 1560px"><div class="fs-center-img"> <p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:1560px;">Arsenal’s Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus (R) celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 1, 2022. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)</p> </div> </div> <h2>2. Arsenal showed their improved mentality</h2> <p>A dominant opening 30 minutes saw Arsenal take the lead, but Spurs did grow into the contest and they threatened to break in behind several times either side of Kane’s equaliser in the first half.</p> <p>https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1576200592355217409?s=20&amp;t=PJVDceQ2c10gQ0xa-PPzOw</p> <p>But after half-time, Arsenal showed their improvement. They bossed the remaining half, and while Royal’s red card helped, the Gunners were already ahead again. It shows that this team doesn’t give up and fully believes in what it’s doing.</p> <p>Mikel Arteta is doing great things.</p> <p><em>Continued on next slide…</em></p> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span> Talking Point #3 </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><h2>3. Xhaka&#8217;s becoming a fan favourite again</h2> <p>You will be hard-pressed to find a better redemption story than Granit Xhaka. The Swiss midfielder has been a monster for the Gunners this season as he has displayed everything fans want in a player.</p> <div class="embed "> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Official: Granit Xhaka has been awarded Man of the Match for his performance vs. Tottenham this afternoon. [BT] <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://twitter.com/hashtag/afc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>#afc</a> <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://t.co/FRv9JqEMit">pic.twitter.com/FRv9JqEMit

<p>&mdash; afcstuff (@afcstuff) <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://twitter.com/afcstuff/status/1576201476581429248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div> <p>He has won them over with consistently superb performances and is now adding goals to his game. A true leader on the pitch for Mikel Arteta, and it is safe to say that he has come full circle in his Arsenal journey.</p> <p><em>Continued on next slide&#8230;</em></p> <div class="next-slide slider"> <a class="next-slide-btn" style="background: #c01f2f" data-track="shortcode" data-track-action="next-slide-shortcode" href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"#"> <span class="title">Next:</span>&nbsp;Talking Point #4 </a> </div><!—pageview_candidate—><hr id="pagebreak"><div id="attachment_129784" class="wp-caption aligncenter"> <img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-129784 size-full" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/fetch/c_fill,g_auto,f_auto,h_1066,w_1600/https%3A%2F%2Fpaininthearsenal.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fgetty-images%2F2017%2F07%2F1429324114.jpeg" alt="" width="1600" height="1066" srcset="https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1429324114.jpeg 1600w, https://paininthearsenal.com/wp-content/uploads/getty-images/2017/07/1429324114-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px"><div class="fs-center-img"> <p class="wp-caption-text" style="width:1600px;">Thomas Partey opened the scoring with a wonderful finish. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)</p> </div> </div> <h2>4. Partey finally scores his world beater</h2> <p>Since arriving at Arsenal, Thomas Partey has had numerous shots from outside the box, and for the most part, his efforts land in Row Z. But not today.</p> <div class="embed "> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Partey Goal <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://t.co/nRzovznc85">pic.twitter.com/nRzovznc85

<p>— Prem Goals (@PremierLeagueSZ) <a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://twitter.com/PremierLeagueSZ/status/1576177830354112513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%22>October 1, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p><script async src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></div> <p>Finally, it came off. A superb curling effort from Partey was a thing of beauty to give Arsenal the lead just before the 20-minute mark.</p> <div class="embed "> <blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="M3yyb7dn2q"><p><a href=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-player-ratings-gunners-claim-derby-victory/">Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Player ratings as Gunners claim huge derby victory</a></p></blockquote> <p><iframe class="wp-embedded-content" sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" style="position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);" src=https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-4-talking-points/2/"https://paininthearsenal.com/2022/10/01/arsenal-3-1-tottenham-player-ratings-gunners-claim-derby-victory/embed/#?secret=M3yyb7dn2q" data-secret="M3yyb7dn2q" width="500" height="282" title="“Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Player ratings as Gunners claim huge derby victory” — Pain in the Arsenal" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></p></div> <p>Hopefully, it is a sign of things to come, and word has it, the ball is still travelling.</p><!—pageview_candidate—>">