Harry Kane scored two goals as Tottenham came from behind to beat Arsenal in an entertaining north London derby.
Harry Kane continued his superb recent form with two goals as
Tottenham came from behind to beat Arsenal in an entertaining north
London derby.
Kane pounced to finish at the back post following Mousa Dembele's flick from a corner early in the second half.
He then rose to head home in the 86th minute to take Spurs a point above the Gunners in the Premier League table.
Mesut Ozil had given Arsenal the lead with a close-range finish but they sat back after and paid the price.
Spurs, who ended Saturday fifth in the table, have now won their
last seven home matches and taken 22 points from a possible 27.
They also have a very real chance of ending a run of 18
seasons in which
they have finished below Arsenal in the Premier League
table.
And they have a superstar in the shape of Kane, who now
has 22 goals for the season, four in his last two games, and must
surely have done enough in front of watching Roy Hodgson to warrant a
call-up to his England squad.
Twice in the second half he breached an Arsenal
backline that had previously looked as stubborn and solid as it had
during last month's impressive
2-0 win at champions Manchester City.
His first goal was an opportunist strike, arriving at the back post to finish after Dembele's flick-on from a corner.
His second was a headed finish of the highest quality
as he rose above the Gunners defence and guided his effort past the
flailing David Ospina.
He could have been on the scoresheet sooner but his
long-range shot was well saved by Ospina during a first half in which
Spurs were the more positive side, but ended it behind when Olivier
Giroud's fluffed finish from Danny Welbeck's cross fell to Ozil to
finish from inside the box.
At the break, Arsenal were eyeing another efficient
counter-attacking victory in the mould of their Etihad triumph - a win
that would have been their 13th in 16 games.
Wenger's side had chances in the second half - most
notably a long-range Welbeck shot that was well saved by Hugo Lloris -
but in general they were not at their best as they became the latest
side to suffer at the hands of Spurs and their in-form striker.
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