Arsenal beat Spurs in London derby

Arsenal are leaving arch-rivals Tottenham’s stadium with a win for the third season in a row after Gabriel Magalhaes’ second-half header settled a feisty and physical north London derby in the Premier League.

Tottenham had Arsenal pegged back for much of the game but couldn’t make their chances count as the visitors weathered the pressure before Gabriel secured a 1-0 win by scoring in the 64th minute. The Brazilian centreback lost his marker and met a corner from Bukayo Saka with a thumping header from the middle of the box.

The goal came largely against the run of play but secured a vital victory for Arsenal, who are already two points behind defending champions Manchester City and could ill afford to drop more points ahead of a trip to the Etihad Stadium next weekend.

The visitors were slightly fortunate not to be trailing early, though, as Tottenham took full advantage of Arsenal’s weakened midfield to boss proceedings for much of the opening hour. Without the suspended Declan Rice and the injured Martin Odegaard, Arsenal never looked comfortable against Tottenham’s press.