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Wednesday October 29, 2008 Finished Emirates Stadium

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Arsenal

  • Silvestre 37’
  • Gallas 47’
  • Adebayor 64’
  • van Persie 68’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Bentley 12’
  • Bent 67’
  • Jenas 89’
  • Lennon 90’
  1. Lennon saves Spurs

    Lennon saves Spurs

    Aaron Lennon scored an injury time equaliser as Tottenham drew 4-4 with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+5' FULL-TIME!! What a sensational game.
    • 90+4' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! Modric unleashes a fierce 25-yard drive that smashes against the post and it's Lennon who is on hand to stroke home a sensational equaliser. 4-4!!
    • 90+3' Gallas heads the dangerous free-kick away for a corner.
    • 90+2' Diaby is booked for a late tackle on Gunter.
    • 90+1' Jenas flings himself at a cross from the right but his header loops into the hands of Almunia.
    • 90' Arsenal force a corner - there are four minutes of added time.
    • 89' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! Clichy loses concentration and gifts the ball to Jenas who runs through on goal before curling a delicious 20-yarder into the top corner.
    • 88' The final change as Alex Song replaces Nasri.
    • 85' Jenas is the latest Spurs player to go into the book for persistent fouling.
    • 82' Abou Diaby replaces Van Persie.
    • 81' Corluka misses a cross from the right and it's a free header for Adebayor 10 yards out but his header is off target.
    • 79' Chris Gunter is on for Hutton.
    • 77' Van Persie's audacious lob from an acute angle is caught by Gomes.
    • 75' Emmanuel Eboue replaces Walcott.
    • 74' Nasri's cross is met at the far post by Van Persie but he can't apply the finishing touch.
    • 72' Walcott's strike is held by Gomes.
    • 70' Jenas is just inches away from prodding home Bentley's free-kick.
    • 68' GOAL ARSENAL!! A woeful pass from Hutton lets Adebayor in, he finds Van Persie on the left hand side of the penalty area and he smashes the ball past Gomes. 4-2 Arsenal if yuo have lost count.
    • 67' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! A crisp 20 yard strike from Huddlestone is spilled by Almunia and Bent is on hand to stroke home the rebound. Game on!
    • 65' Darren Bent replaces the ineffective Roman Pavlyuchenko.
    • 64' GOAL ARSENAL!! A superb long-range ball from Van Persie sends Nasri behind the visiting defence, he lobs the outrushing Gomes and then Adebayor forces the ball home ahead of Hutton.
    • 62' A crisp strike from Bentley from 20 yards but Almunia gets down to smother the shot.
    • 60' Bentley tries to dribble his way out of danger on the edge of Arsenal's penalty area and the ball falls to Emmanuel Adebayor whose drive from 12 yards is just past the post.
    • 59' Another booking. Huddlestone in the book for a body check on Clichy.
    • 58' A free-kick is punched by Gomes straight to the head of Van Persie but it is too quick for the Dutchman to react.
    • 57' Bentley booked for a lunging tackle on Clichy.
    • 55' Aaron Lennon is on for Bale.
    • 54' Assou-Ekotto is booked for a shoulder barge on Walcott.
    • 53' Corluka barely deals with a free-kick into the penalty area before Jenas wins a free-kick.
    • 51' A free header for Silvestre but he can't direct his effort on target. Spurs struggling at set pieces.
    • 50' Denilson's 20-yard fizzer is pushed away for a corner by Gomes.
    • 49' Appeals for a penalty as Clichy's cross strikes Hutton but ref Martin Atkinson says no to the handball claims.
    • 47' GOAL ARSENAL!! Gallas climbs above Corluka to head Van Persie's free-kick into the bottom corner. 2-1 Arsenal.
    • 46' The second half is underway with both sides unchanged.
    • 45 Half-time at the Emirates.
    • 44' Walcott's centre is nodded away. There will be one minute added time.
    • 42' Arsenal dominating possession.
    • 40' Super cross from Clichy and Assou-Ekotto has to head clear.
    • 38' Modric's shot fails to hit the target.
    • 37' GOAL ARSENAL!! Gomes comes out to claim the corner but gets nowhere near and Mikael Silvestre flicks his header at the near post into the empty net.
    • 36' Cesc Fabregas cuts inside Hutton and his shot is pushed around the post by Gomes.
    • 35' Walcott beats several defenders and feeds Van Persie but his cross does not reach a team-mate.
    • 33' Gael Clichy fires a long range effort over the top.
    • 32' Van Persie finds Walcott in space in the penalty area but he dithers and his shot is blocked. Good chance that.
    • 31' Walcott gets the ball from under his feet but his shot is straight at Gomes.
    • 29' Walcott's shot strikes Benoit Assou-Ekotto and goes for another corner.
    • 27' Bentley's cross is headed clear.
    • 25' Almunia punches away Bale's curling free-kick under pressure.
    • 23' Bentley beats Clichy but his cross is onto the roof of the net.
    • 22' Gomes fumbles the corner and the ball drops to Gallas who blazes his shot over the crossbar from close range.
    • 21' Another corner as Alan Hutton puts Walcott's cross behind.
    • 20' Walcott's centre is half cleared by Corluka and falls to Van Persie who opts against the chance with his right foot and his effort with his preferred left is deflected behind.
    • 19' Vedran Corluka heads behind for another corner.
    • 18' "You know how much I rate Kolo Toure but at the back it is about partnerships, it's about positioning and it's about current form as well," Arsene Wenger in today's programme.
    • 16' Van Persie creates space for himself 20 yards out but his curling effort is just off target.
    • 15' Jermaine Jenas heads clear for another corner which Huddlestone deals with.
    • 14' Robin Van Persie's curling free-kick through the wall from 30 yards is pushed around the post by Heurelho Gomes.
    • 12' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! The ball drops to Bentley 40 yards out who flicks it up and then delivers an astonishing swerving volley that loops over Manuel Almunia and into the net. The Spanish custodian was off his line and could only get a hand on it.
    • 10' A great effort from Theo Walcott on his wrong side. His diagonal left foot shot from 18 yards is just past the far post.
    • 8' Samir Nasri's cross is headed clear.
    • 7' Modric's shot is screwed across the penalty area and Bale can't apply a touch at the far post.
    • 5' Luka Modric runs across the Arsenal penalty area but eventually is outmuscled by William Gallas.
    • 4' Tom Huddlestone picks out Gareth Bale who gets behind Bacary Sagna but his first touch is heavy and his shot from an acute angle is into the side netting.
    • 3' Former Arsenal man David Bentley loses out to Gael Clichy and then fouls the full-back.
    • 2' Seven of the Spurs side are playing in their first North London derby.
    • 1' Harry's reign is underway at the Emirates Stadium.
    • 19:35 Ledley King is out for Tottenham with Jonathan Woodgate returning and Harry Redknapp picks Gareth Bale, back from suspension, to replace Jamie O'Hara.
    • 19:30 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger brings in Emmanuel Adebayor, Denilson and Bacary Sagna but leaves Kolo Toure on the bench for the derby.

  • Team Stats

    Arsenal Stats Tottenham Hotspur
    64% Possession 35%
    22 Shots 12
    9 Shots on target 7
    1 Saves 3
    9 Corners 1
    17 Fouls 10
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    35 Tackles 26
    517 Accurate passes 255
    73 Bad passes 28

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
      10 William Gallas 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 61 0 3
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 58 24 7
      3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 65 0 3
      18 Mikael Silvestre 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 34 1 1
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 66 5 8
      15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 85 15 6
      14 Theo Walcott 0 5 2 1 3 0 0 21 0 0
      8 Samir Nasri 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 41 13 1
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 23 10 1
      11 Robin Van Persie 1 5 2 1 3 0 2 29 2 4
      12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1
      5 Kolo Toure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 0
      21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Alexandre Song 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
    • Tottenham Hotspur
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Heurelho Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
      2 Alan Hutton 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 0 4
      22 Vedran Corluka 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 1 0
      32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 5 4
      3 Gareth Bale 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 0
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1 2
      14 Luka Modric 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 27 7 3
      6 Tom Huddlestone 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 39 4 2
      8 Jermaine Jenas 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 30 4 6
      5 David Bentley 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 26 1 3
      9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0 0
      16 Chris Gunter 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
      10 Darren Bent 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0
      7 Aaron Lennon 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 2
      24 Jamie O'Hara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 César Sánchez Dominguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Fraizer Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+4' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! Modric unleashes a fierce 25-yard drive that smashes against the post and it's Lennon who is on hand to stroke home a sensational equaliser. 4-4!!
    • 89' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! Clichy loses concentration and gifts the ball to Jenas who runs through on goal before curling a delicious 20-yarder into the top corner.
    • 81' Corluka misses a cross from the right and it's a free header for Adebayor 10 yards out but his header is off target.
    • 74' Nasri's cross is met at the far post by Van Persie but he can't apply the finishing touch.
    • 68' GOAL ARSENAL!! A woeful pass from Hutton lets Adebayor in, he finds Van Persie on the left hand side of the penalty area and he smashes the ball past Gomes. 4-2 Arsenal if yuo have lost count.
    • 67' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! A crisp 20 yard strike from Huddlestone is spilled by Almunia and Bent is on hand to stroke home the rebound. Game on!
    • 64' GOAL ARSENAL!! A superb long-range ball from Van Persie sends Nasri behind the visiting defence, he lobs the outrushing Gomes and then Adebayor forces the ball home ahead of Hutton.
    • 60' Bentley tries to dribble his way out of danger on the edge of Arsenal's penalty area and the ball falls to Emmanuel Adebayor whose drive from 12 yards is just past the post.
    • 51' A free header for Silvestre but he can't direct his effort on target. Spurs struggling at set pieces.
    • 50' Denilson's 20-yard fizzer is pushed away for a corner by Gomes.
    • 47' GOAL ARSENAL!! Gallas climbs above Corluka to head Van Persie's free-kick into the bottom corner. 2-1 Arsenal.
    • 37' GOAL ARSENAL!! Gomes comes out to claim the corner but gets nowhere near and Mikael Silvestre flicks his header at the near post into the empty net.
    • 36' Cesc Fabregas cuts inside Hutton and his shot is pushed around the post by Gomes.
    • 32' Van Persie finds Walcott in space in the penalty area but he dithers and his shot is blocked. Good chance that.
    • 22' Gomes fumbles the corner and the ball drops to Gallas who blazes his shot over the crossbar from close range.
    • 16' Van Persie creates space for himself 20 yards out but his curling effort is just off target.
    • 14' Robin Van Persie's curling free-kick through the wall from 30 yards is pushed around the post by Heurelho Gomes.
    • 12' GOAL TOTTENHAM!! The ball drops to Bentley 40 yards out who flicks it up and then delivers an astonishing swerving volley that loops over Manuel Almunia and into the net. The Spanish custodian was off his line and could only get a hand on it.
    • 10' A great effort from Theo Walcott on his wrong side. His diagonal left foot shot from 18 yards is just past the far post.
    • 19:35 Ledley King is out for Tottenham with Jonathan Woodgate returning and Harry Redknapp picks Gareth Bale, back from suspension, to replace Jamie O'Hara.
    • 19:30 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger brings in Emmanuel Adebayor, Denilson and Bacary Sagna but leaves Kolo Toure on the bench for the derby.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Martin Atkinson

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: William Gallas

    Starting line-up

    • M. Almunia
    • B. Sagna
    • M. Silvestre Goal
    • W. Gallas Goal
    • G. Clichy
    • T. Walcott Substitution Out (75′)
    • .. Denilson
    • C. Fabregas
    • S. Nasri Substitution Out (88′)
    • E. Adebayor Goal
    • R. van Persie Goal Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • K. Toure
    • A. Song Substitution In88′
    • A. Diaby Substitution In82′ Yellow Card
    • E. Eboue Substitution In75′
    • N. Bendtner
    • L. Fabianski
    • C. Vela

    Injured

    • T. Rosicky
    • A. Bischoff
    • D. Eduardo

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Jermaine Jenas

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • A. Hutton Substitution Out (79′)
    • V. Corluka
    • J. Woodgate
    • B. Assou-Ekotto Yellow Card
    • J. Jenas Goal Yellow Card
    • T. Huddlestone Yellow Card
    • L. Modric
    • D. Bentley Goal Yellow Card
    • G. Bale Substitution Out (55′)
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Substitution Out (65′)

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • D. Zokora
    • D. Bent Substitution In65′ Goal
    • A. Lennon Substitution In55′ Goal
    • J. O'Hara
    • F. Campbell
    • C. Gunter Substitution In79′

    Injured

    • D. Gilberto

    Suspended

    • M. Dawson