Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 26 September 2021

Result

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 26 September 2021, 15:30 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 26 September 2021. It was 3-0 at half-time.

Emile Smith Rowe opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Emile Smith Rowe (12'), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (27') and Bukayo Saka (34'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Heung-min Son (79').

Discipline: Arsenal received 2 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Arsenal were 14th on 6 points from 5 and Tottenham Hotspur 10th on 9 points from 5. Arsenal went on to finish that season 5th with 69 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 4th with 71.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Emile Smith Rowe of Arsenal (8.1), ahead of Bukayo Saka (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Arsenal wins, 2 draws and 5 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Emile Smith RoweArsenal · 1-0
  • 27'Goal · Pierre-Emerick AubameyangArsenal · 2-0
  • 34'Goal · Bukayo SakaArsenal · 3-0
  • 67'Yellow card · Oliver SkippTottenham Hotspur
  • 79'Goal · Heung-min SonTottenham Hotspur · 3-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Martin ØdegaardArsenal
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Albert Sambi LokongaArsenal

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 3, draws 2, Tottenham Hotspur 5.

Team news

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Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)

Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-3-3)

Hugo Lloris, Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sánchez, Eric Dier, Sergio Reguilón, Dele Alli, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, Tanguy Ndombélé, Lucas Moura, Harry Kane, Heung-min Son