The Gunners dominated the first half with speed giving Tottenham Hotspurs a difficult task to keep up with the rampant fast-paced youngsters.
Arsenal beat Tottenham 2-0 to move eight points clear at the top
Arsenal are eight points clear at the top of the English Premier League table after defeating North London rivals Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 January 15.
Arsenal's Martin Odegaard celebrates after scoring their second goal
Bukaya Saka running on the right flank proved too much for Tottenham to handle and would open the scoring forcing Hugo Lloris to an own goal. He ran onto a long ball down the right and cut inside Ryan Ssesegnon, beating him easily. Saka blasted a powerful strike from a seemingly impossible angle straight at Lloris who failed to get good hold of it and squirmed it into his own net.
Thomas Partey was at it inches away from handing Arsenal the second goal but his stunning volley hit the woodwork.
Saka was at it again setting up Martin Odegaard for the second goal of the evening. Odegaard hit a sweet goal from about 30 yards into the bottom corner beating Lloris.
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The goal made his best record in a league campaign reaching eight, his joint best record in a league campaign, level with his tally for Vitesse in the 2018-19 Eredivisie.
In second half, the work was cut out for Spurs. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale had to be at his best for the evening making fine saves to deny Tottenham.
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