Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 22 December 2007
Result
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League · Saturday 22 December 2007, 12:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report
Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 22 December 2007. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Emmanuel Adebayor opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Emmanuel Adebayor (48') and Nicklas Bendtner (75'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Dimitar Berbatov (66').
Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; Tottenham Hotspur received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Arsenal were 1st on 42 points from 17 and Tottenham Hotspur 12th on 18 points from 17. Arsenal went on to finish that season 2nd with 85 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 11th with 46.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Arsenal wins, 6 draws and 0 for Tottenham Hotspur.
Going into the match Arsenal's last five read W-L-D-W-W and Tottenham Hotspur's W-W-L-D-W.
Key events
- 37'Yellow card · William Gallas
- 48'Goal · Emmanuel Adebayor
- 60'Yellow card · Kevin-Prince Boateng
- 66'Goal · Dimitar Berbatov
- 67'Yellow card · Dimitar Berbatov
- 70'Yellow card · Teemu Tainio
- 72'Missed penalty · Robbie Keane
- 75'Goal · Nicklas Bendtner
Head-to-head
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-4-1-1)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Emmanuel Eboué, Cesc Fàbregas, Tomáš Rosický, Alexander Hleb, Mathieu Flamini, Emmanuel Adebayor
Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)
Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda, Young-Pyo Lee, Younès Kaboul, Steed Malbranque, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Dimitar Berbatov, Teemu Tainio, R. Keane, Jamie O'Hara, Aaron Lennon