Gabriel Magalhães scored within the second half to safe a 1-0 victory for Arsenal in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur within the first north London derby of the 2024/25 English Premier League (EPL) season.
The objective was an imperial seal on Gabriel’s man-of-the-match efficiency on the Tottenham Stadium on Sunday.
Accidents to Martin Ordegaard and Declan Rice pressured Mikel Arteta to shuffle his line-up with Jorginho and Leandro Trossard slotted in as substitute.
Nevertheless, the Arsenal absentees weren’t sorely missed in opposition to a Tottenham facet that was extra compact and disciplined than they’ve been in latest months.
Gabriel Martinelli created two possibilities from the left flank inside the first 20 minutes. The Brazilian blighted previous Pedro Porro earlier than standing a cross for Kai Havertz, however Vicario, Tottenham’s goalkeeper, tipped the strike’s header away.
Shortly after, Martinelli pressured Vicario into one other save because the Gunners continued to pour ahead.
Arsenal’s defence was the right antidote for Dominic Solanke and Arsenal’s attackers. Gabriel was proactive to all motion of males and the ball into the Arsenal objective space.
After an hour of working tirelessly to cease a objective at his finish, Gabriel handled the match-winning blow on the opposite facet of the pitch.
The Brazilian leapt highest to energy house a header off a nook kick from Bukayo Saka.
The objective ensured Arsenal remained unbeaten within the league. They’re second on the log with 10 factors from 4 video games behind solely the impeccable Manchester Metropolis.
