Arsenal trail Tottenham 1-0 at half-time in their pre-season friendly in Hong Kong. The game at Kai Tak Stadium is a first for both clubs as it is the first ever North London Derby to be held outside of the UK.
Fresh from securing two wins from two on their tour of Asia so far, Mikel Arteta made five changes to his Arsenal team to face Spurs. Jakub Kiwior, Martin Odegaard, Christian Norgaard, Declan Rice and Gabriel Martinelli were the players to come in, with Viktor Gyokeres named on the bench after completing his move from Sporting CP last weekend.
Arsenal made a fast start to the contest and went close early on through Odegaard and William Saliba. The Frenchman was then needed to clear a Richarlison header off the line in Spurs' first attack of the contest.
Tottenham were to hit the post again on 28 minutes as Wilson Odobert's low effort took the slightest deflections off Ben White and went wide for a corner. Spurs were to take the lead on the stroke of half-time as Pape Matar-Sarr chipped David Raya from distance, although Arsenal wanted a foul on Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Here is how we rated the players in the first half at Kai Tak Stadium:
David Raya
Looked unsure a couple of times from dangerous Tottenham corners that hit both posts. Tottenham never really forced him into action before he was caught off his line for Sarr's excellent strike from distance. 4
Ben White
Had a test on his hands against the speedy Odobert and the tiniest of deflections from him stopped the Frenchman netting as hit attempt kissed the post. Bit of a mixed bag against the winger. 6
William Saliba
Made a vital intervention on ten minutes as he stopped Richarlison's header from going in. Also went close with a header early on. 7
Jakub Kiwior
Named at centre-back with Riccardo Calafiori joining Gabriel Magalhaes on the sidelines and had a test with Richarlison troubling him on a few occasions. Produced a key block midway through the first half as Mohammed Kudus found himself in space in the area. 6
Myles Lewis-Skelly
Made sure his opponent knew he was in for a match as he put himself about in the North London Derby. Took a knock in a challenge in the first half but managed to play on. Wanted a foul for Sarr's goal as the Tottenham midfielder took full advantage when he was on the ground. 5
Martin Odegaard
Involved right from the off as he saw a shot deflected wide for a corner and then another attempt fell Saliba's way for a header. Bright showing from the captain. 7
Christian Norgaard
Handed his second start of the pre-season tour and put in a decent shift in the middle of the park. 6
Declan Rice
Really got stuck in and saw a shot deflected wide by Pedro Porro after taking advantage of a poor Cristian Romero header. 7
Bukayo Saka
Had a couple of decent runs with one seeing Rodrigo Bentancur booked for fouling the England international. 6
Kai Havertz
A lack of chances on goal and didn't get enough on one effort to trouble Guglielmo Vicario, although the flag did go up for offside on that occasion. 6
Gabriel Martinelli