Arsenal beat Spurs 4-2 in 2018 north London derby thriller
Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 at Emirates Stadium on December 2, 2018, in a six-goal north London derby during Unai Emery's first season in charge.
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Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 at Emirates Stadium on December 2, 2018, in a six-goal north London derby under manager Unai Emery.
The result came at a significant moment in the season. Arsenal had won eight of their previous 11 matches to sit fifth in the Premier League, while Spurs arrived in third place under Mauricio Pochettino, having won 10 of their opening 13 games.
Arsenal named an unchanged side from the one that had beaten Bournemouth the week before. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang led the attack, supported by Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi, with Granit Xhaka and Lucas Torreira anchoring midfield.
Tottenham fielded Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son up front, with Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli operating behind them. The match was refereed by Mike Dean in front of an attendance of 59,973.
The fixture revisited a north London derby that Arsenal had also won 2-0 in the corresponding fixture the previous season, though the 2018 edition produced considerably more goals.
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