FULL-TIME
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
There's the full-time whistle.
Tottenham get the win thanks to Pape Sarr's long-range strike late in the first half.
The white flags are still waving in the Spurs end, their fans can enjoy this one after a decent showing.
They created some chances first half and were resilient in the second - both will please Thomas Frank.
Arsenal weren't quite at it after the first 10 minutes. Mikel Arteta will want to see much better in the games to come but this was just a 'friendly' after all.
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Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
Nearly 95 minutes played and Arsenal have a free-kick in a good position on the left.
Martin Odegaard is over it, the centre-back are up... but Spurs scramble it away and break.
Son Heung-min puts a decent ball in from the left but Arsenal have men back to clear.
INJURY TIME
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
We're into six minutes of added time.
Feels excessive for a pre-season friendly but then again, I have been saying it's not really been played like a friendly - at least in that first half.
It has all got very bitty the longer the game has gone on. So many subs is always likely to cause that.
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Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
Arsenal winger Max Dowman is only 15 but he is seen as a massive talent.
Tottenham clearly think so, they're already doubling up on the teenager, but that doesn't stop him getting a dangerous cross in from the right.
It is dealt with - just about - but it's all Arsenal and has been for the past 10-15 minutes.
Gyokeres on for Arsenal (unofficial) debut
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
The players have just had a cooling break and it looks like there will be a number of changes now.
Defender Cristhian Mosquera, recently signed from Valencia is coming on for Arsenal, as is Max Downman.
But that's not who you want to hear about... Viktor Gyokeres is on for his first Arsenal appearance!
Misfiring Gunners
Arsenal 0-1 Tottenham
Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport
Arsenalâs decision to spend an initial £54.8m on Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres was underpinned by struggles in front of goal over the last two seasons - particularly after hybrid forward Kai Havertz was ruled out for nearly all of the second half of the campaign through injury.
Arsenalâs underlying attacking numbers show why more goal threat is needed and why they have signed only the third striker of Mikel Artetaâs tenure, after Havertz and Gabriel Jesus - and arguably the first genuine number nine.
The Gunners scored 22 fewer goals in the 2024-25 Premier League in comparison to the previous season, while their tallies of shots and expected goals also dropped dramatically â a combination that could be linked to a lack of movement, presence and precision upfront.
The trend of scoring fewer goals, particularly from open play, extends to the 2022-23 campaign. The Gunners netted 70 times from open play that season. This figure then dropped to 59 in 2023-24 and then 50 in 2024-25.
Does the signing of Gyokeres mean that Arsenal's threat from open play will increase once more, or will Mikel Arteta's side still be reliant on their set-piece threat? Thumbs up for yes, thumbs down for no.