Arsenal hammered Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in the North London derby on Sunday afternoon
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Arsenal picked up a huge win in the Premier League title race on Sunday afternoon with a 4-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby.
The Gunners had watched Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2-1 on Saturday night but delivered a strong response as they beat their nearest rivals with two goals apiece for Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres.
The result puts Arsenal five points clear at the top of the table but they have played a game more than Man City, after drawing 2-2 with Wolves in midweek.
Speaking after the game, Mikel Arteta said: “I think the whole team, I cannot be prouder and happier for what I've seen out there, but especially the way we lived the last 72 hours, because I think this game in particular needed some context.
“And after what happened against Wolves and the manner in which we lost two points in the last kick of the game, it was tough. But that's the beauty of this game. There is no explanation watching the game, for how the hell you draw that game, from any angle.
“You watch it back and say it's impossible, and you have to watch it again and say it's not going to happen, but it happened. And then you have to lift yourself up because you're feeling angry, upset, ashamed at some point.
“We are all different nationalities, we all have different feelings, and then you have to bring everybody together. It's been a joy to spend that time together with them, to align everybody and to say: 'OK, what is going to be happening in the next chapter?'
“This one is gone, how do we use it to be a turning point and to make ourselves better, and that was the focus, that was the intention. But after you have to do it on the pitch, and I think what we've done from the beginning to the end of the match. It was outstanding.”
The predicted final table
Here is the predicted final Premier League table, according to OPTA’s simulations. We have only included Arsenal and City with the sides in third and below cut adrift in the race.
Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures
Chelsea (H) - March 1
Brighton (A) - March 4
Everton (H) - March 15
Bournemouth (H) - April 11
Man City (A) - April 18
Leeds United (A) - February 28
Nottingham Forest (H) - March 4
West Ham (A) - March 14
Chelsea (A) - April 11