Arsenal inflicted Tottenham's first loss and held on to the top of the English Premier League

Arsenal hit two birds with one stone when he took revenge on his neighbor and his guest Tottenham, inflicting the first loss and holding on to the top of the English Football League, by winning the North London derby 3-1 Saturday at the opening of the ninth stage.

Arsenal guaranteed to stay in the lead in a new stage, after raising its score to 21 points out of 24 possible, while Tottenham's third (17) suffered its first loss this season.

The first half ended with a 1-1 draw, as Arsenal advanced with a goal scored by Thomas Partey in the 20th minute, and Tottenham tied with a goal scored by Harry Kane in the 31st minute from a penalty kick.

In the second half, Gabriel Jesus scored Arsenal's second goal in the 49th minute, then Granit Xhaka added Arsenal's third goal in the 67th minute.

In the 62nd minute, Emerson was sent off for Tottenham Hotspur.

The confrontation bore a taste of revenge on the part of the "gunners", after Tottenham snatched from them at the end of last season the fourth and last qualifying place for the European Champions League after winning them 3-0 three games before the end, before Arsenal also lost against Newcastle and spoiled the opportunity to qualify for The continental championship for the first time since the 2016-2017 season.

And Tottenham continued to fail to win in the Arsenal stronghold in the league in the last 12 games, especially since 2010.

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