The meeting, which took place in Moscow at the Otkrytie Arena stadium, ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of the home team.
Arsenal scored first. In the 36th minute, Daniil Khlusevich scored from Kingz Kangwa's pass.
At the 45th minute, the guests were in the minority. Daniil Lesovoy was sent off for the second yellow card.
The victory for Spartak was brought by the goals of Alexander Sobolev, who scored from Zelimkhan Bakayev's pass in the 41st minute, and Sauel Zhigot, who distinguished himself in the third minute compensated by the first half with Jordan Larsson's pass.
As a result of six matches, Spartak has 14 points, and it has risen to first place in the RPL standings, ahead of Zenit, which scored 12 points in five games. Arsenal are 11th with five points.
In the seventh round, "Spartak" will play on the road in the capital derby with CSKA, and "Arsenal" will face the St. Petersburg "Zenith" on the road.
Earlier it was reported that Kokorin expects to make his debut for Spartak after the break for national teams.