Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 31 October 2009
Result
Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
Premier League · Saturday 31 October 2009, 12:45 UTC · half-time 2-0
Arsenal 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur: match report
Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 31 October 2009. The half-time score was 2-0.
Robin van Persie opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Arsenal's goals came from Robin van Persie (42'), Cesc Fàbregas (43') and Robin van Persie (60'). Tottenham Hotspur did not score.
Discipline: Arsenal received 1 yellow card; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Arsenal were 3rd on 19 points from 9 and Tottenham Hotspur 4th on 19 points from 10. Arsenal went on to finish that season 3rd with 75 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 4th with 70.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-3-3 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-3-3.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Arsenal wins, 6 draws and 1 for Tottenham Hotspur.
Going into the match Arsenal's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Tottenham Hotspur's L-W-D-W-L.
Key events
- 42'Goal · Robin van Persie
- 43'Goal · Cesc Fàbregas
- 60'Goal · Robin van Persie
- 62'Yellow card · Peter Crouch
- 78'Yellow card · Thomas Vermaelen
Head-to-head
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-3-3)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Abou Diaby, Cesc Fàbregas, Alex Song, Robin van Persie, Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner, Thomas Vermaelen
Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-3-3)
Heurelho Gomes, Sebastien Bassong, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Daniel Bentley, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Wilson Palacios, Peter Crouch, R. Keane