Arsenal completely dominates, wins big against Tottenham: Liverpool is left in the dust in the championship race

Arsenal are making strong strides in the race for the 2025-2026 Premier League title when they defeated Tottenham 4-1 in the 12th round match on the night of November 23.

Arsenal shot 12 times and scored 2 goals, Tottenham did not have a single shot in the first half

After 11 matches in the Premier League, Arsenal is leading the table with 26 points. Coach Mikel Arteta and his team's playing style is also beautiful, highly appreciated by experts. With the competitors for the title in this year's tournament, Liverpool and Man City, both losing in the early matches of round 12, Arsenal understands that they must take advantage of the opportunity to break away.

Arsenal's goal of winning all 3 points was clearly shown in the first half of the match against Tottenham when they increased the attack tempo right after the opening whistle. Despite missing their number 1 striker Viktor Gyökeres due to injury, the "Gunners" almost suffocated Tottenham with a ball possession rate of up to 85%. In the first 45 minutes alone, Arsenal had 12 shots, causing Tottenham's goal to be shaken.

Arsenal "suffocated" Tottenham in the first half. Arsenal shot 12 times while their opponents did not have a single shot.

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The efficiency of Arsenal's attack was also shown with 2 goals in the 36th and 41st minutes, leading Tottenham 2-0. The one who opened the score for Arsenal in this match was Leandro Trossard with a classy running and finishing situation. Meanwhile, the new player Eberechi Eze, who was in the starting lineup, also showed his worth, bringing the goal to double the gap for Arsenal.

After the suffocating pressure in the first half, Arsenal continued to attack diligently in the second half. When the match had just started for 30 seconds, Eberechi Eze increased the score to 3-0 for Arsenal with a dangerous left-footed shot. Not stopping there, in the 76th minute, the player wearing the number 10 shirt of Arsenal completed his hat-trick, scoring the 4th goal for the Emirates team.

On the other side, Tottenham attacked weakly. Coach Thomas Frank's students had trouble against Arsenal's well-organized defense, unable to make more than 5 passes per possession. Despite great efforts, Richarlison's masterpiece from midfield in the 55th minute was all the visitors could muster in this match.

Eberechi Eze (red shirt) scored a hat-trick against Tottenham

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Defeating Tottenham 4-1, Arsenal is alone in the race for the 2025-2026 Premier League title. The Gunners currently have 29 points, continuing to lead and are 6 and 11 points ahead of two strong opponents, Man City and Liverpool, respectively. Meanwhile, Tottenham has 18 points after 12 matches, ranking 9th. However, Tottenham can completely lose this position when the opponent ranked behind, MU (18 points, ranked 10th) has not played yet.

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