Rob Holding certainly doesn’t want to look back on Thursday’s North London derby.
The referee Paul Tierney drove Rob Holding out in the 33rd minute. AOP
Tottenham beat Arsenal too easily.
The final numbers 3-0 don’t really say anything about the match, as it was practically over after just over half an hour.
That’s where the Arsenal topper meets Rob Holding received from the referee From Paul Tierney his second warning and shower command.
In reality, Holding should have driven off the field earlier. He beat Spurs Son Heung mini right from the start minutes and could have been in Tierney’s notebook many times before the first yellow given in the 26th minute.
At that point, the Arsenal manager Mikel Artetan should have reacted and grabbed the badly troubled topper off the field.
The story continues after the video.
Watch the video for the elbow stroke that brought Rob Holding out. The Premier League football can be watched on VSport’s channels and on Elisa Viihde Viaplay’s service.
For two
All of this, of course, is an afterthought. Arsenal was already at a loss on Holding ‘s exit because Harry Kane had fired a penalty shootout into the net. Tierney had pointed the ball at the comma – you guessed it – Holding (together Cédric Soaresin after) error.
With the man’s underpower, Arsenal was no longer able to inject into the combs. Tottenham took the lead after 37 minutes with 2 – 0. Kane placed the ball out of reach for the home side’s keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. Son gave the ball, Dejan Kulusevski continued wearing it on the back pillar, where the Englishman on duty moved the play equipment empty.
During the second period, the pollination of Arsenal continued. Right from the start, Son improved his position in the scorer statistics by lifting the ball to the top corner of the Gunners.
As a contribution from the Champions League
When there was no longer any doubt about the winner, the end of the match shrank into play. The battle for a four-legged qualifier in the Champions League intensified with Tottenham’s derby victory. Arsenal are still in the driver’s seat, but its advantage over the local rival shrank to just one point when there are only two rounds left in the match.
The story continues after the picture.
Both Harry Kane (left) and Son Heung-min (center) succeeded in scoring in the North London derby. AOP
To be sure, Arsenal cannot afford to perform as poorly in their matches against Newcastle (next Monday) and Everton (Sunday 22 May).
Tottenham’s season ends with matches against Burnley (next Sunday) and Norwich (May 22). The latter may be Teemu Pukin the last Premier League match of his entire career.