Aubameyang Leads Arsenal over Spurs in North London Derby

Published on 2-Dec-2018 by srijan213

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Aubameyang Leads Arsenal over Spurs in North London Derby

This was an afternoon of intensity and emotion, not all of it good.

Excitement, though, reigned over everything, and for good reason.

Tottenham came back from a goal down to take a 1-2 lead, but dudes ended up falling short in the second half.

That's when the Gunners profited from an inspired Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang alongside Lucas Torreira, who sealed the 4-2 Arsenal victory in great style.

 

The Gunners wasted no time getting the show on the road, as in the 10th minute when Jan Vertonghen cleared a corner with his arm, and the referee correctly awarded a penalty for the hosts. 

Aubameyang stepped up and sent French 'keeper Hugo Lloris to the wrong side, making the Emirates pulse:

 

Aubameyang even had another opportunity to score, but the Gabonese striker missed it.

After finding no opportunities through the early stages, Tottenham started to mount serious threats on Bernd Leno, and they seemed to get closer with every attack.

The payoff came in the 30th minute after a Christian Eriksen set piece from the left put Eric Dier in position to nod in from the near post:

 

It wasn't the wisest decision to celebrate in front of Arsenal fans, unless Dier planned on sifting through the flak that was tossed on the pitch.

That also sparked a bitta bovver between the Gunner subs and Tottenham players, and then a moment of ugliness appeared when a banana skin was flipped in Aubameyang's direction.

 

You'd think we'd be past that by now.

Hope the dude who got arrested for doing it enjoys his lifetime ban.

Once play resumed, it took only four minutes for Spurs to notch their second, after Rob Holding fouled Heung-Min Son inside the area. Harry Kane made it two from the spot, giving no chance for Leno:

 

After the break, Unai Emery brought on Alexandre Lacazette and Aaron Ramsey and looked like a genius for doing it.

In the 56th minute, Ramsey assisted Aubameyang, who curled home past Lloris from the edge of the box:

 

Then, in the 74th, Ramsey was again the architect.

The Irish international fed Lacazette, who drilled home from the edge of the box. The ball deflected off Dier before finding twine:

 

Arsenal's afterburners were well and truly lit.

Only three minutes later, the Emirates was erupting again. Aubameyang's ball found Torreira inside the box, on the right. The Uruguayan struck a low effort into the far corner, sealing the victory.

 

Vertonghen got sent off for a second yellow five minutes from time, but it was of no consequence.

It was evidence, though, that the rematch will be just as fiery.