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Tottenham Hotspur fans must be having nightmares about Arsenal star Eberechi Eze.

The England international has had a mixed season for the Gunners since his big-money move from Crystal Palace last summer.

There have been games in which Eze has looked like a passenger, but in North London Derbies, the attacker has been a different player.

After his brace in the last game against Tottenham, Martin Odegaard has delivered his verdict on Eze.

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Martin Odegaard says Eberechi Eze’s stats vs Tottenham are ‘crazy’

Eberechi Eze must love humiliating Tottenham so much that he has done it three times.

In the summer of 2025, Spurs were really keen to sign the Englishman and even had a deal agreed with Crystal Palace for his transfer.

However, Eze made a last-minute phone call to Mikel Arteta to see if Arsenal would sign him instead, and the Gunners boss obliged.

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That was embarrassing for Spurs. But to make things worse, Eze scored a hat-trick for Arsenal in his first game against Tottenham, and he followed that with a brace in his second appearance against them.

Odegaard, who watched Eze start in his position, is delighted for his teammate and hailed his stats against Spurs as ‘crazy’ this season.

He wrote in Arsenal’s matchday programme: “What a day it was for Ebs! His stats against them are just crazy now.

“To get a hat-trick in his first North London derby and then two more last weekend is just unbelievable, and I know he scored a couple against them last season too.

“But even not including the goals, I thought his overall performance was great. He played really well and really deserved those goals. We were all so happy for him.”

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Arsenal need Eberechi Eze’s London Derby magic against Chelsea

Arsenal are involved in another London derby after the game against Tottenham. They host Chelsea on Sunday.

After his heroics in the win over Spurs, Eze is expected to keep his place in the side, and his London derby record could come in handy for the Gunners.

The former Eagles star has scored six goals for Arsenal in the Premier League this season, and all six have come in games against London-based sides.

Ian Wright thinks having a player like Eberechi Eze around Viktor Gyokeres made him look ‘very effective’ during Arsenal’s win over Tottenham.

Eze and Gyokeres both netted braces against Tottenham, securing a massive three points for the Gunners in the Premier League title race.

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Following their recent form, Mikel Arteta took a huge gamble starting both; however, they repaid him with top-notch performances.

Following the 4-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wright has been talking about how Eze helped make Gyokeres so much better.

Ian Wright is impressed by Eberechi Eze’s connection with Viktor Gyokeres

Ian Wright believes that Eberechi Eze’s connection with Viktor Gyokeres helped to make the striker improve so much against Tottenham.

The former Arsenal star claims having Eze so close to him allowed him to suss out the weaknesses in Spurs’ defence, which he then exploited.

When asked whether that was Gyokeres’ best performance, Wright told Stick to Football: “Yes, I think so. I think Tottenham were poor with how they tried to mark him. Eze made a great run for his first goal.

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“But I was always looking at the finishing with Gyokeres, how quickly he can get it down and finish it. It was like how Odegaard set him up; he just moved the defender and finished it.

“I think that when he has someone like Eze close, and he can pick out the weakest defender, Dragusin was the weakest, and when we saw that, he showed he can be very effective.”

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Wrighty is now excited by Gyokeres’ goal-scoring exploits and is backing him to keep helping Arsenal break down these types of defences.

“I said he could get between 10 and 12, but if he carries on now, he could get more. If he can get on that run now, hopefully he can score those goals,” he added.

“People always talk about him scoring against the lower-end teams, which he did in Portugal, but that’s what Arsenal needed.

“We scored goals against the top six, we needed to break down that kind of defence and score goals against that type of team.”

Eberechi Eze was on fire again for Arsenal against Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby.

The England international has had a difficult season for the Gunners, but he has been unbelievable home and away against Spurs.

Eze scored a hat-trick in the derby at the Emirates, and he struck twice in the reverse fixture on Sunday to help Arsenal win the game.

One of the reasons why Eze was so good at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was a tactical change Mikel Arteta made with Declan Rice.

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Eberechi Eze thrived thanks to Mikel Arteta changing Declan Rice’s role vs Tottenham

Eberechi Eze has struggled at Arsenal because of the position Arteta has played him in.

For large parts of recent months, the former Crystal Palace star has had to play in a right-sided number eight role due to Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz’s unavailability.

The biggest reason why Arteta deployed him there was that he wanted Rice to play a similar role on the opposite side, and the midfielder did that job brilliantly.

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However, in the North London Derby on Sunday, things changed for the better for Eze, because he was given the role that’s best for him.

“I’m starting to understand how to get the best out of him now,” Mikel Arteta said about Eze after the game against Tottenham.

It is unclear what the Gunners boss meant, but Arsenal’s average position map against Spurs may provide an explanation.

As you can see in the image below, Rice was deployed in a double pivot along with Martin Zubimendi instead of his usual box-to-box role.

That allowed Eze to play as a more natural number 10, drifting to the right and left as he pleased and arriving in the box with a free role.

That is exactly the sort of freedom the Englishman needs to thrive, and if Rice has to play a bit deeper in certain Arsenal games for Eze to shine, so be it.

This was Arsenal’s average position map vs Tottenham. Do you notice anything different?

Mikel Arteta’s tactics made Viktor Gyokeres and Bukayo Saka better too

It’s not just Eze who benefited from Rice dropping deep; it brought out the best in Viktor Gyokeres and Bukayo Saka too.

The Swedish striker finally had someone playing close to him, and that allowed him to combine with Eze constantly. That helped the striker score twice.

As Gyokeres and Eze played close to each other, along with Leandro Trossard, Saka had all the space in the world on the right side of the pitch.

The Englishman could’ve easily scored a hat-trick with the chances he had, but it was not quite his day in front of goal.

However, if your tactics allow that much space for Saka, he will win games for Arsenal this season.

Sam Allardyce has slammed the referee and VAR for their decision to award a free-kick to Gabriel Magalhaes during the game between Arsenal and Tottenham.

The Gunners were by far the better team in the North London Derby on Sunday and deservedly won the game 4-1, just like they did in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium.

A brace each from Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze sealed the win for Arsenal, who have re-established their five-point lead at the top of the table, albeit having played a game more.

Nobody can really argue that the Premier League leaders did not deserve to win the game, but Spurs fans have been pointing at a refereeing error. Allardyce has agreed with them.

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Sam Allardyce slams ‘outrageously bad decision’ from the referee during Tottenham vs Arsenal

Even though Arsenal absolutely dominated the game, Tottenham held on for a significant period.

Igor Tudor’s side scored almost immediately after conceding, and when they went 2-1 down in the second half, they thought they had equalised again.

Randal Kolo Muani, who scored their first goal, was the one who finished the action, but his strike was ruled out for a foul on Gabriel Magalhaes.

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Replays showed that the Spurs striker had both hands on the Brazilian’s back before the ball arrived, and the Arsenal defender seemed to make the most of it and went to ground.

The referee decided that it was a push on Gabriel and called for a foul, and the VAR agreed with the on-field decision.

Sam Allardyce, like many Tottenham fans, is not happy with the decision and claimed that Gabriel should have been punished for his action.

He said on the No Tippy Tappy Football podcast: “Spurs may not have gone on to get any points from the game, but if they were to have made it 2-2, who knows whether Arsenal’s nerves would have frayed again?

“Gabriel should have been booked for feigning a free-kick. How many times do we see a ball come into the box from corners where there’s pushing and shoving – almost grievous bodily harm – and the referee allows a goal to stand?

“Tottenham can’t afford any more bad decisions out of their control like that.

“It was an outrageously bad decision and really, really poor from the referee – and even poorer from VAR to allow the decision to stand.”

Honest answers only, should Tottenham’s second goal have been disallowed?

Was Gabriel lucky here?

Gabriel Magalhaes got lucky but Arsenal would’ve still won against Tottenham

As much as we love Gabriel, it has to be said that he got away with one there.

If the roles were reversed and an Arsenal goal had been ruled out for something similar, we would all be furious. So, Tottenham fans have every right to be upset.

However, if anyone thinks that goal would’ve changed the outcome of the game, they are wrong.

Arsenal were on another level compared to Tottenham on Sunday, and they would’ve attacked with even higher intensity if the game had been 2-2.

Spurs fans can complain about that decision, but they can have zero complaints about the result.

Cameras caught Bukayo Saka’s instant reaction to Declan Rice telling him that Tottenham fans had taunted the former West Ham captain’s partner during the North London Derby.

The rivalry between Arsenal and Tottenham is very fierce, and things got heated in N17 on Sunday afternoon during matchday 27’s North London Derby.

Arsenal’s history-making 4-1 win away to Spurs saw the Gunners leave the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with beaming smiles, but what happened during the 90 minutes left some feeling uncomfortable.

During the game, a Spurs fan taunted Rice’s partner when the Arsenal star went to take a corner, something that clearly hurt the 27-year-old and alarmed Bukayo Saka.

😂 Who is the biggest wind-up merchant in the Arsenal squad? Surely it has to be Gabriel Magalhaes?

Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka’s reaction to Tottenham fans taunting the Arsenal midfielder’s partner

Footage went viral on social media as a Spurs supporter situated by the corner flag held up a photo of Rice’s partner in an attempt to taunt the Arsenal midfielder.

The Englishman’s long-term partner has been inexplicably talked about on social media for some time, and Tottenham fans hit a new low with their attempted ridicule on Sunday afternoon.

Rice handled the situation well, but it got to the Arsenal star, as was picked up on beIN Sports coverage of the game, which saw the midfielder inform Saka and Albert Stuivenberg of what happened.

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As posted by DailyAFC on X, Rice appeared to tell Saka and Stuivenberg, “When I went to take a corner, they were showing it, so obviously I was angry.”

BeIN Sports’ footage showed Saka’s face change upon hearing what happened, going from laughing with his teammate to being in a visible state of shock.

Rivalries are part of the game, but a line must be drawn, particularly with family members being thrown into the cauldron.

Tottenham fans condemn Declan Rice taunt on social media

The Spurs fan who made the outrageous decision to taunt Rice in such a way has not received the feedback he might’ve thought.

On X, a large selection of Tottenham supporters have reacted to the footage and are completely against what unfolded.

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“I hate Arsenal like every Spurs fan, but this fella in the stands doesn’t represent us,” one fan said.

Another added, “Scummiest behaviour in sports,” with a fellow supporter writing, “There are some lines that should never be crossed!”

One Spurs fan even called for the perpetrator to be named and shamed.

“Whoever that idiot fan was needs to be named and shamed. There’s no need for pathetic immature things like that.”

Arsenal hero and Tottenham villain Sol Campbell thinks the Gunners will win the league after their 4-1 North London Derby win.

After Spurs were beaten 4-1 by Arsenal on matchday 27, the last thing the Lilywhites would’ve wanted to hear is what Campbell thought of the contest.

It’s been almost four years since Tottenham last beat Arsenal in the Premier League, but even more concerningly, it’s been almost two months since Spurs last won in the league at all.

Igor Tudor noticed the differences between Arsenal and Spurs in his first game in charge, the main one being that the Gunners are fighting for the Premier League title, and Tottenham are flirting with relegation.

The Premier League title race is what Campbell focused on at full-time, and Spurs and Manchester City fans won’t like what he said.

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Sol Campbell backs Arsenal to win the Premier League after North London Derby win over Tottenham

Arsenal’s poor start to 2026 has given Manchester City an advantage in the title race, as if Pep Guardiola’s side win all of their games, the title is theirs.

It’s that simple, but Campbell thinks that the Gunners will make things difficult for City to achieve their goal.

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Over on the Just Gooner Vibes Instagram account, Campbell was interviewed in New York straight after the 4-1 derby win.

“Well, what can you say? Away from home 4-1, can’t be bad,” the Arsenal legend said about the game, before sharing his title prediction.

“Keep going, keep rocking, we’re gonna get there, we’re gonna do it this year, just keep on going, I can feel it.”

Campbell has faith that Arsenal can win the league, with the decisive fixture already pencilled in as the Gunners’ trip to the Etihad on April 18th.

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Sol Campbell selects his Arsenal Man of the Match against Tottenham

So, Campbell is confident about the title race, and he was just as confident when choosing who Arsenal’s Man of the Match was against Tottenham.

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Viktor Gyokeres was Gary Neville’s pick for Man of the Match, but in Campbell’s eyes, it belonged to Eberechi Eze.

“Eze,” Campbell said boldly when asked to name his Man of the Match.

He added, “Gyokeres came close; it’s about time he turned up. Those two goals are going to do him a world of good, amazing.”

It was derby delight for Gyokeres and Eze, two players whose confidence struggles were a no-show at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Mikel Arteta has just led Arsenal to another win over Tottenham Hotspur.

The North London Derby is among the biggest games of every season, and the Gunners have been dominating fixtures between the two sides.

Arsenal are eight games unbeaten against Tottenham now, and their record in other London derbies under Arteta is excellent too.

In fact, the Gunners boss may just be the best ever in terms of win rate.

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Mikel Arteta equals Jose Mourinho’s London derby record after Arsenal beat Tottenham

Every club in London puts great emphasis on winning derbies.

Games between teams of the same city are always special, and Mikel Arteta, who has been involved in derbies in Spain, France, Scotland and England, knows the importance of it.

That is probably why the Arsenal manager has a phenomenal record in games between London clubs.

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The win against Tottenham Hotspur was Arteta’s 42nd victory in London derbies. That is the same number of wins Jose Mourinho picked up in such games throughout his time at Chelsea and Tottenham.

What’s impressive about Arteta’s achievement is that he achieved his 42 wins in 69 games, one fewer than the Special One.

The Spaniard will definitely break Mourinho’s record, but he is still miles away from the manager who has the most wins in London derbies – Arsene Wenger.

The legendary Frenchman won 106 of his 194 derbies during his time at Arsenal.

However, Arteta maintains the best win percentage (60.9 per cent) out of himself, Wenger (54.6 per cent) and Mourinho (60 per cent), which is really impressive.

Mikel Arteta equals Jose Mourinho’s London derby record, but can he ever catch Arsene Wenger?

Mikel Arteta can break Jose Mourinho’s London derby record against his beloved Chelsea

Despite managing Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, Mourinho has often named Chelsea as his club.

The Portuguese tactician had immense success during his two spells at Stamford Bridge, winning three Premier League titles. He is absolutely adored there.

Mourinho ruined many important moments for Arsenal over the years, and Arteta could now get his revenge by breaking his record against his beloved Chelsea.

The Gunners’ next game is another London derby, this time against the Blues at the Emirates Stadium. Arteta managed wins home and away in the Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea, and there is no reason why he can’t make it three in three.

If Arsenal win, Mourinho’s record of 42 London derby victories will be broken.

Declan Rice was delighted with Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres following his brace against Tottenham and has now labelled him “Big Glock”.

Gyokeres produced his best Arsenal performances so far as he netted a brace in the Gunners’ emphatic 4-1 North London derby win.

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The 27-year-old showed all the signs as to why Andrea Berta wanted to pay £63 million to bring him to the Emirates Stadium in the summer.

Following the win, Rice has hailed the striker’s performance and made a big point to shout out his display on social media.

Declan Rice has a new nickname for Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres

Declan Rice has just called Viktor Gyokeres ‘my striker’ following his two goals against Tottenham Hotspur.

Rather embarrassingly for Spurs, Viktor Gyokeres has scored 134 domestic goals since Arsenal last lost to their bitter rivals.

Gyokeres superbly added two more to his impressive tally away at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and it’s clear his teammates are delighted for him.

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After the match, Rice took to Instagram to share a picture with him and Gyokeres, along with the caption: “Big Glock! My striker”.

Viktor Gyokeres has scored 134 goals since Arsenal last lost to Tottenham, will he end his Arsenal career with that many?

Marksman!

Behind the scenes at Arsenal, Gyokeres is very well-liked, and the players have been working hard to ensure that he eventually reaches his potential.

There is a strong case to be made that Arsenal players have not been playing to Gyokeres’ strengths; however, away at Spurs, they may have just learned how to get the best from him.

The striker managed 42 touches, won five duels, created one big chance, and managed a total of four efforts at goal.

Mikel Arteta says Viktor Gyokeres was incredible for Arsenal

After the match, Arteta claimed that Gyokeres was incredible for Arsenal and that it was his best display for the Gunners to date.

Arsenal have emerged victorious over Tottenham Hotspur yet again in the North London Derby.

The Gunners showed the difference in levels between the two clubs for the second time this season. Mikel Arteta’s men have won 4-1 home and away now, which demonstrates pure dominance.

Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres both scored two goals each to give Arsenal the win, and those two players will deservedly get all the plaudits.

However, another Arsenal star who deserves some praise is William Saliba, even though he wasn’t at his best against Tottenham on Sunday.

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William Saliba sets a new Arsenal record after beating Tottenham

Arsenal signed William Saliba in 2019, but it wasn’t until the first game of the 2022/23 season that he got to make his senior debut.

Since then, the Frenchman has been one of the first names on the team sheet every single week, and he is up there with the best defenders in the world right now.

Saliba started against Tottenham on Sunday, and he did struggle a bit, especially in the first half. However, he looked a lot better after the break and helped Arsenal win the game.

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Having been an Arsenal fan since he was a kid, Saliba would’ve loved the result, but this is something he has gotten used to, especially at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Saliba has played four North London Derbies at Spurs’ home ground, and he has won every single one of them, with an aggregate score of 10-3.

That is an outrageous achievement considering that Arsenal and Tottenham have been playing each other for nearly 130 years.

Have Arsenal ever had a better defensive partnership than William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes? If yes, tell us who!

William Saliba is on track to break Thierry Henry’s Arsenal record against Tottenham

Saliba must absolutely love playing against Tottenham.

Since making his Premier League debut for Arsenal in 2022, the Frenchman has faced Spurs eight times and has never lost – seven wins and a draw.

Thierry Henry holds the record for most North London Derby appearances without tasting defeat – the Arsenal legend went 11 games unbeaten against Tottenham.

However, the French striker only won seven of those games, a feat which Saliba has already matched despite playing three fewer games.

If the Arsenal number two avoids defeat in the next derby and picks up another victory, he will set the record for most wins by a player against Spurs without ever losing.

We also think Saliba will go on and break Henry’s 11-game unbeaten record quite comfortably.

Tottenham’s stadium announcer had a message for Spurs fans before the North London Derby, and it backfired.

Arsenal beat Tottenham 4-1 for the second time in the Premier League this season, with Eberechi Eze stealing the headlines again.

It’s now five goals in North London Derbies for Eze, since the playmaker snubbed Spurs for Arsenal in the summer transfer window.

It all worked out for Eze, but not for Tottenham, whose optimism pre-match left their stadium announcer very red-faced.

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Tottenham’s stadium announcer’s message backfired after Arsenal’s 4-1 win

Despite Arsenal’s North London Derby dominance, Spurs were right to have optimism heading into the fixture because of Igor Tudor’s record in his first matches for clubs.

The Gunners ended Tudor’s record of winning starts, leaving N17 with three points for the fourth season in a row.

Before the game, Spurs’ belief was made known, as the stadium announcer in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium got the crowd going with a bold statement about Arsenal.

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“They’re worried, they’re nervous as hell. We’re calm. We’re ready,” they said, as relayed by journalist Charles Watts on X.

What was a ploy to get the stadium ready for the derby turned out to be embarrassing, as for a team who arrived ‘nervous as hell’, a 4-1 victory was pretty good.

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William Saliba replicated Gabriel Martinelli’s Arsenal move at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has become Arsenal’s stomping ground, as the Gunners have won four out of seven of their games away to Spurs under Arteta.

Since the 2022/23 season, Arsenal have an aggregate scoreline of 3-10 away to Spurs in the Premier League.

On that outing in 2023, Gabriel Martinelli celebrated by throwing an Arsenal scarf on the hanging spider camera, seeing the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium have some red and white about it.

Three years later, William Saliba attempted to replicate Martinelli’s humiliation ritual, throwing a red and white scarf towards the camera again.

Sadly, the Frenchman missed the target, but he won’t care, as the scoreline was enough for Arsenal to paint N17 red.