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Right, that’s it.
Thanks for your company and emails, even though I didn’t really get
chance to look at them once it all kicked off in the second half. Bye!
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14:48
Arsene Wenger’s thoughts: “I am proud of the
spirit the players have shown. We have big regrets because we were
completely in control when we went down to 10 men. We told him at
half-time because he was on a yellow card. I think Dier deserves a
second yellow as well.”
14:46
The draw is a fair result at the end of an endearingly ramshackle match: a derby in both name and nature.Both teams will have a mixture of regret and relief at the final score. Both should have won; both could have lost. Arsenal
responded extremely well to the shock of losing a man and two goals in a
mad eight-minute period, and will feel the slate has been wiped clean
after a miserable week. Spurs should have won from the position
they were in with 20 minutes to go, but they are still three points
ahead of Arsenal and Harry Kane’s goal is the kind that reinforces a
sense of destiny. Only an eejit would predict anything this season, but
we can say with certainty that Spurs are capable of winning the title.
So are Arsenal, Leicester – and Manchester City, who despite their best
efforts could still end up winning the title.
Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur and Per Mertesacker of Arsenal shake
hands after the final whistle. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
As do Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
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14:36
Spurs had a chance with the last kick of the game. Somebody – no idea who, or why – slashed a snapshot wide from 15 yards.
14:36
FULL TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Arsenal
That’s it.
14:34
90+3 min The BT Sport picture returns just as
Mason (I think) makes a wonderful sliding challenge to deny Ramsey a
winning goal. That’s a lifesaver for Spurs, and for some unnamed
celebrity.
Updated
14:33
90+3 min Somebody’s getting a P45 for that!
14:33
90+2 min BT Sport has gone down!
Ooops. Photograph: BT Sport
Updated
14:32
90+1 min There will be four moments of added misery for both sets of fans.
14:32
90 min Alderweireld’s clearing header hits his team-mate Mason, prompting a big shout of handball from the Arsenal
fans behind the goal. They had a much better view than Michael Oliver,
actually, but then he is one up on them when it comes to impartiality.
We haven’t seen a replay so I haven’t a clue.
14:31
89 min Arsenal’s final substitution: Campbell on, Ozil off.
14:30
88 min Bellerin should have been sent off as
well, after deliberately pulling back Alli on the left wing. He’s
already been booked. Moments later, Gabriel shanks an attempted
clearance onto the roof of his own net! That was so close to becoming a
staple of banter-based Christmas DVDs for the next 50 years.
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14:29
87 min
Sanchez curls his free-kick towards the near post, where Lloris punches
it away spectacularly. It was a fairly comfortable save.
Alexis Sanchez curls his free-kick over the Arsenal wall but it doesn’t unnecessarily trouble Hugo Lloris.
Photograph: IKIMAGES/AFP/Getty Images
Updated
14:28
86 min Wimmer stops the roaming Gibbs with a handball 25 yards from goal. This is a chance, with the free-kick just right of centre.
14:26
85 min A fierce long-range shot from Eriksen is
touched acrobatically over the bar by Ospina. It was a bit of a showy
save, although Eriksen hit it beautifully.
14:26
84 min Arsenal could still nick this. Welbeck
plays a good ball into Sanchez on the edge of the area, who faffs and
eventually tries a return pass that is intercepted. That’s Welbeck’s
last touch – he has been replaced by Mathieu Flamini. Welbeck was
terrific.
14:24
83 min Mason’s long-range curler is deflected behind for a corner to Spurs.
14:23
82 min Spurs make their final substitution, with Dembele replaced by Son.
14:23
81 min I’m trying to work out Arsenal’s formation. It’s a kind of 4-2-3, with Ozil playing in central midfield with Ramsey.
14:21
80 min Ospina makes a relatively comfortable diving save from Alli’s low 20-yard shot.
14:21
79 min Dier should have been sent off there.
Giroud got away from him on the halfway line, and was trying to drill a
long pass when Dier dragged him back by the shirt. I have no idea why
Dier wasn’t given a second yellow card.
14:19
78 min The excellent Danny Rose is replaced by Ben Davies.
14:18
As Spurs tried to retreat after originally pushing out,
Bellerin slid a lovely angled pass towards Sanchez on the edge of the
area. Sanchez got to it first and clipped a low first-time shot across
goal and into the far corner. It seemed to go into the goal in slow
motion, and many will feel Lloris should have done better.
Alexis Sánchez, left, shoots ... Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Then watches as the ball bobbles past Lloris and into the net. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Alexis Sánchez celebrates after scoring the equaliser. Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
Updated
14:16
GOAL! Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal (Sanchez 76)
Arsenal are level! Where did that come from?!
14:16
75 min Olivier Giroud comes on for Arsenal, replacing Elneny. He had a good game. Arsenal started with two natural holding players; now they have none.
14:15
74 min Dier is booked for a deliberate tug on
Welbeck. It’s pouring down now, which, as BT’s Darren Fletcher says,
adds to the primal mood of the match.
14:14
73 min
“You failed to mention that the corner which led to the equaliser was
needlessly conceded by Ospina,” says Matt Richman. “I have never known a
team to have its aim trained so accurately at its own foot. Whatever
cliches we heard all week - Arsenal lack “character,” “confidence,” “je ne sais quoi” - it is tough to argue with them now.”
Torrential rain falls at White Hart Lane. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
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14:13
72 min Kane almost scores another fine goal. He
played the ball wide to Walker, received the return pass 15 yards out
and wriggled away from Elneny before dragging an angled shot just wide
of the far post. Lovely play.
14:12
71 min Rose, who has been extremely good today, drills a low cross shot a few yards wide of the far post.
14:11
70 min After being pummelled for 10 minutes, Arsenal are having a bit of the ball again. Sanchez shoots miles wide from 25 yards. He has been poor today.
14:09
68 min Yes, Dele Alli was onside for the goal. As you were, never trust a word you read in the Guardian, etc.
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14:09
67 min Lamela actually pushed Sanchez first,
albeit pretty softly. I suppose you could argue he should have had a
second yellow card, but I wouldn’t. Lamela’s was a push, Sanchez’s was a
firm shove. But Mauricio Pochettino is taking no chances; he replaces
Lamela with Ryan Mason.
14:08
66 min “Replay shows Alli was onside!!” says
Robin Griller. I haven’t seen it again but will take your word for it. A
goal like that is better without an asterisk.
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14:07
65 min Dier’s shot is fumbled by Ospina, and
Spurs get another corner. Gabriel heads clear. With the ball dead, a
frustrated Sanchez shoves Lamela off the pitch. It’s a yellow card, no
more. Lamela did well not to respond because he’s already been booked.
14:05
64 min You can’t score from there. Not at that moment, in this game, in this season. That goal has gone straight into Spurs folklore.
14:04
What an outrageous goal by Harry Kane! He
was on the left wing, just outside the area when he received Alli’s
back heel, and he sidefooted a wonderful, pacy curler around Gabriel and
into the far corner. That is the most glorious goal. But, and there’s always a but, I’m pretty sure Alli was offside when he was backheeled the ball to Kane.
Harry Kane’s curling shot flies past Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina to
give Spurs the lead. Photograph: Jason Brown/JMP/REX/Shutterstock
Harry Kane is deluged with celebrating team-mates. Photograph: IKIMAGES/AFP/Getty Images
Updated
14:03
WHAT A GOAL!!!!!! Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal (Kane 62)
This is sensational!
14:02
61 min
“I expected that Tragically Stupid Red Card against Man U last week,
but no, they saved it for an even bigger match,” says Hubert O’Hearn.
“It’s Arsenal’s favourite party trick - a sending off in the biggest
possible match. One does have to admire how they stick to tradition.” That is a definite contender for the Joy of Six: Moronic Red Cards.
14:02
The corner was swung in from the left
towards Lamela on the six-yard line. His shot was blocked by Gabriel
and the ball deflected to Alderweireld, who thrashed an excellent
half-volley into the net from the left of the six-yard box.
And gets Spurs back on level terms. Photograph: Dylan Martinez/Reuters
White Hart Lane erupts as Toby Alderweireld celebrates with his team-mates. Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters
Updated
14:01
GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Arsenal (Alderweireld 60)
Another corner for Spurs, who have been given an intravenous injection of purpose by that Coqulin red card. And they’ve scored!
Updated
14:00
58 min Ospina gives Arsenal a breather by kicking the ball out of play and then falling over. He might be injured in fairness, I’ve no idea.
13:59
57 min It’s
all happening now. Alli’s smart chest and volley is deflected over the
bar. From the corner, Ospina blocks Kane’s close-range shot. Kane
thought it was a goal – Ospina was behind the line when he saved it –
but the technology showed otherwise. Ospina was in such a strange
position, and the replay showed that about seven-eighths of the ball was
behind the line.
Very, very close but no cigar. Photograph: BT Sport
Updated
Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal: 5 things we learned
Alexis Sanchez saved 10-man Arsenal with a late equaliser in the North London derby. Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane had put Tottenham ahead and on course to go top of the Premier League. But Sanchez’s late goal gave Arsenal a share of the spoils even though Francis Coquelin was sent off for a second yellow card. That moment of madness from Coquelin after 54 minutes cost Arsenal dear because Arsene Wenger’s men were leading. Aaron
Ramsey put them ahead but the French midfielder's crazy challenge on
Kane to get a second yellow put Arsenal on the backfoot. Here's five things we learned at White Hart Lane: Shaun Botterill/Getty
Rouge: Coquelin is handed his marching orders
Per Mertesacker looks a weak link
Mertesacker does
get exposed in a fast, frenetic Premier League game. He has been
excellent for Arsenal, a really good signing and player for the club. But
he was never quick and now he really does look slow against genuine
pace. He will surely be eased out of the team over the next season or
so. He was bullied out of the ball far too often - notably for Spurs' second - and looks a weak link. He’s gone now. Clive Rose/Getty
Struggle: Mertesacker showed why he's no longer first choice
Danny Welbeck must improve his finishing
Welbeck was
a surprise choice up front for Arsenal. He sort of proved his point
because he put in a good shift but his finishing was poor and he wasted a
big chance to make it 2-0. All the talk is Arsenal need a new striker. and it won't stop now. His
finishing must improve - and he knows that. He should have scored
before half time. That would have put Arsenal clear. However, his work
rate often compensates for a lack of composure. Reuters
Finish: Welbeck's approach work was good throughout - but the finish was lacking
Harry Kane must start the Euros
Even when Kane is
not at his best, the Tottenham striker conjures up some magic. His goal
for Tottenham’s second was fantastic, a real Goal of the Month
contender. Kane drove in from the left, then curled a brilliant shot in off the far post. It was a brilliant goal. His spirit is fantastic and he must start up front for England this summer. Let’s hope he’s not too burnt out. Adam Davy/PA Wire
Magnificent: Kane curls home a splendid second for Spurs
Tottenham proved they can win the league, Arsenal showed their heart
Tottenham were superb in terms of performance level, high energy and intense. The way they came back from 1-0 down was also excellent. They can definitely go on and win this league. But
Arsenal, despite being down to 10 men and going 2-1 down, showed they
have got the heart and spirit to keep their season alive. Shaun Botterill/Getty Fractious: Sanchez and Dembele have words
Francis Coquelin is a liability
Booked in the first
half for a handball, Coquelin got a second yellow card for a foul on
Harry Kane. It was a stupid foul, he dived in when he could have stayed
on his feet. The rashness of youth and inexperience. Arsenal were
winning when Coquelin was sent off and that tells you the story. It was
football suicide. It was also why Arsenal needed a more experienced midfielder last summer.
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