{"id":26952,"date":"2020-07-13T14:37:58","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T09:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/?p=26952"},"modified":"2020-07-13T14:37:58","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T09:07:58","slug":"tottenham-2-1-arsenal-5-major-talking-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyrosports.com\/tottenham-2-1-arsenal-5-major-talking-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal: 5 major talking points | Premier League 2019-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Arsenal\u2019s away woes against the top six sides in the Premier League continued on Sunday night as they succumbed to a 1-2 loss at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n

Despite having a major chunk of the possession, Mikel Arteta\u2019s side failed to carve out clear cut opportunities and eventually they shaded the game, handing a crucial win to Jose Mourinho\u2019s forces. <\/p>\n\n\n

Alexandre Lacazette put the Gunners in the driving seat with a fantastic long-range strike early on. But Arsenal’s lead lasted for barely two minutes as a misplaced pass from Sead Kolasinac allowed Son Heung-min to breeze past a backtracking David Luiz and dink it over the onrushing Emiliano Martinez. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Both sides began the second half on a better note, as Arsenal<\/a> <\/strong>dominated the proceedings but Tottenham sat deep to keep them at bay. As the game headed towards the end, it seemed like the two sides would share the spoils, but Toby Alderweireld had other ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n

He leapt the highest to caress home a well-taken corner to put Spurs ahead with just nine minutes remaining in the regulation period, and if not for Martinez’s brilliance between the sticks, the home side could have run away with the contest. <\/p>\n\n\n

Jose Mourinho\u2019s men hung on to move two points above their north London rivals into eighth place on the Premier League<\/a><\/strong> standings. <\/p>\n\n\n

That being said, here are five major talking points from Tottenham\u2019s narrow victory over Arsenal. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

1) Arsenal could be without no European football for the first time in 25 years<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n

After their latest setback, the Gunners\u2019 hopes of qualifying for next season\u2019s Europa League look extremely slim. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Arsenal did not attempt a single shot after going behind in the 81st minute. pic.twitter.com\/G2lzjPcsOj<\/a><\/p>— Squawka (@Squawka) July 12, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote>