Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Arsenal

Harry Kane scored again for Tottenham, in front of watching England manager Roy Hodgson

• Kane scores his 21st and 22nd goals of the season
• Spurs fifth in the table, a point above Arsenal
• Ozil has scored in each of his last three games
• Arsenal top-scorer Sanchez missing through injury

Harry Kane continued his superb recent form with two goals as Tottenham came from behind to beat Arsenal in an entertaining north London derby.

Kane pounced to finish at the back post following Mousa Dembele's flick from a corner early in the second half.

He then rose to head home in the 86th minute to take Spurs a point above the Gunners in the Premier League table.

Mesut Ozil had given Arsenal the lead with a close-range finish but they sat back after and paid the price.

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'Cheap goals' disappoint Wenger

Spurs, who ended Saturday fifth in the table, have now taken 22 points from a possible 27.

They also have a very real chance of ending a run of 18 seasons in which they have finished below Arsenal in the Premier League table.

And they have a superstar in the shape of Kane, who now has 22 goals for the season, four in his last two games, and must surely have done enough in front of watching Roy Hodgson to warrant a call-up to his England squad.

Twice in the second half he breached an Arsenal backline that had previously looked as stubborn and solid as it had during last month's impressive 2-0 win at champions Manchester City.

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'Brilliant performance' pleases Pochettino

His first goal was an opportunist strike, arriving at the back post to finish after Dembele's flick-on from a corner.

His second was a headed finish of the highest quality as he rose above the Gunners defence and guided his effort past the flailing David Ospina.

He could have been on the scoresheet sooner but his long-range shot was well saved by Ospina during a first half in which Spurs were the more positive side, but ended it behind when Olivier Giroud's fluffed finish from Danny Welbeck's cross fell to Ozil to finish from inside the box.

At the break, Arsenal were eyeing another efficient counter-attacking victory in the mould of their Etihad triumph - a win that would have been their 13th in 16 games.

Wenger's side had chances in the second half - most notably a long-range Welbeck shot that was well saved by Hugo Lloris - but in general they were not at their best as they became the latest side to suffer at the hands of Spurs and their in-form striker.

Mauricio Pochettino (right) is the 11th Tottenham boss to face Arsene Wenger (left) in a north London derby

Mesut Ozil's goal had given Arsene Wenger's side the lead in his 700th game as Arsenal boss

Kane has now scored 22 goals in 34 games in all competitions this season

Kane's second goal means Spurs have now won seven successive home games

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Line-ups

Tottenham

• 1Lloris
• 2Walker
• 15Dier
• 5Vertonghen
• 3Rose
• 38MasonBooked at 79minsSubstituted forPaulinhoat 90+5'minutes
• 42BentalebBooked at 90mins
• 11LamelaSubstituted forStambouliat 90'minutes
• 19DembéléSubstituted forChadliat 75'minutes
• 23Eriksen
• 18KaneBooked at 36mins

Substitutes

• 8Paulinho
• 9Soldado
• 13Vorm
• 21Fazio
• 22Chadli
• 25Stambouli
• 33Davies

Arsenal

• 13Ospina
• 39Bellerin
• 4Mertesacker
• 6KoscielnyBooked at 53mins
• 18MonrealBooked at 43mins
• 16RamseyBooked at 90mins
• 34CoquelinSubstituted forAkpomat 89'minutes
• 19CazorlaSubstituted forRosickyat 68'minutes
• 23WelbeckBooked at 45minsSubstituted forWalcottat 78'minutes
• 12GiroudBooked at 84mins
• 11Özil

Substitutes

• 1Szczesny
• 3Gibbs
• 5Gabriel
• 7Rosicky
• 14Walcott
• 20Flamini
• 38Akpom

Referee:

Martin Atkinson

Attendance:

35,659

Match Stats

Home TeamTottenhamAway TeamArsenal

Possession

Home56%

Away44%

Shots

Home23

Away7

Shots on Target

Home8

Away3

Corners

Home10

Away3

Fouls

Home8

Away12

Live Text

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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 1.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+5'

Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Paulinho replaces Ryan Mason.

Booking

Posted at 90'+4'

Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+4'

Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+4'

Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).

Posted at 90'+3'

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Eric Dier.

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt blocked. Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Booking

Posted at 90'+2'

Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur).

Posted at 90'+2'

Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'

Offside, Arsenal. Nacho Monreal tries a through ball, but Laurent Koscielny is caught offside.

Substitution

Posted at 90'

Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Benjamin Stambouli replaces Erik Lamela.

Substitution

Posted at 89'

Substitution, Arsenal. Chuba Akpom replaces Francis Coquelin.

Posted at 89'

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Nacer Chadli tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.

Goal!

Posted at 86'

Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Arsenal 1. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Nabil Bentaleb with a cross.

Booking

Posted at 84'

Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 84'

Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 84'

Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).

Posted at 80'

Attempt missed. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.

Booking

Posted at 79'

Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur).

Posted at 79'

Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Arsenal. Theo Walcott replaces Danny Welbeck.

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Nacer Chadli replaces Mousa Dembélé.

Posted at 75'

Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.

Posted at 72'

Attempt missed. Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

Posted at 71'

Christian Eriksen (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Olivier Giroud (Arsenal).

Posted at 70'

Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).

Posted at 69'

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Erik Lamela is caught offside.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Arsenal. Tomas Rosicky replaces Santiago Cazorla.

Posted at 65'

Attempt missed. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen following a corner.

Posted at 65'

Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Héctor Bellerín.

Posted at 64'

Offside, Tottenham Hotspur. Nabil Bentaleb tries a through ball, but Harry Kane is caught offside.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.

Posted at 63'

Attempt saved. Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 63'

Attempt blocked. Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.

Posted at 62'

Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Per Mertesacker.

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