Tottenham beat arch-rivals Arsenal with two goals in quick succession during the first half. Man of the moment Gareth Bale got the first goal after a lovely through ball by Sigurdsson whilst Lennon scored almost a carbon copy when Scott Parker found his excellent run and he rounded the keeper to tap in.
Here are the stats from our Stats Centre’s (powered by Opta) in-depth match summary. The stats show dominance via Arsenal with Spurs being more clinical than their North London rivals.
Player passing stats were as follows:
TP = Total Passes | AP = Accurate Passes | PA%: Passing Accuracy
Arsenal dominated possession and the passing game. Cazorla, Ramsey, Wilshere and Arteta all on the ball for the Gunners. Unfortunately they weren’t able to create any clear-cut chances whilst Spurs created four. This was Arsenal’s major issue – no clear opportunities even though they managed to attempt more shots from within the penalty area than Spurs did.
A static defence was real reason that Spurs won – their two goals both came from excellent off the ball movement that Arsenal didn’t track at all and two clear opportunities were scored. Â Tottenham are now undefeated in 12 and have lost only once in 14 – they are now also only two points behind Manchester City and have an excellent chance of finishing as league runners-up if Manchester City continue to stumble.
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