13 brilliant stats from Tottenham’s comfortable 3-0 win over Arsenal | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Arsenal in the north London derby to keep their top four hopes alive.

Antonio Conte’s side went into the game four points behind Arsenal and knew that a defeat would end their quest for Champions League qualification.

Harry Kane fired Tottenham in front from the penalty spot after Cedric Soares was adjudged to have fouled Son Heung-min.

Arsenal defender Rob Holding received his second yellow card in the 33rd minute and Kane took advantage, doubling Tottenham’s lead moments later.

Son fired in from 10 yards two minutes after half-time and Tottenham are now just one point behind Arsenal with two league games left.

We’ve picked out 13 outstanding statistics and records from Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Arsenal.

– Tottenham have beaten Arsenal by three or more goals in a Premier League match for the first time. It’s also their biggest league win over their rivals since a 5-0 victory in 1983.

– Spurs have won three consecutive home league games against Arsenal for the first time since August 1961.

– They are now unbeaten in their last eight home league games against Arsenal, winning six and drawing two of those games.

– Antonio Conte is just the fourth Tottenham manager to win their first Premier League match against Arsenal, following in the footsteps of Doug Livermore, Gerry Francis and Jose Mourinho. Note: Livermore was joint-manager with Ray Clemence.

– Harry Kane has netted 13 goals in 15 Premier League games against Arsenal. No player has scored more against the Gunners in the competition’s history.

– The striker is now on 180 Premier League goals and 7.2% of them have come against Arsenal.

– During the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Kane had more shots (9) than the entire Arsenal team combined (8).

– Since the start of the 2018-19 season, Tottenham’s No.10 has scored all 13 of his penalties in the Premier League.

– Kane has become just the third player to score 15+ Premier League goals in eight or more seasons after Sergio Aguero and Alan Shearer.

– Son Heung-min has now scored as many north London derby goals as Thierry Henry, Gareth Bale and Robin van Persie (5).

– The South Korea international has scored 21 non-penalty goals in the Premier League this season. Only Harry Kane has ever scored more non-penalty goals for Spurs in a Premier League season.

– Son’s strike against Arsenal also takes him to 91 Premier League goals. Alongside Jermain Defoe and Robbie Keane, he is Tottenham’s joint-third highest top goalscorer in the Premier League.

– Hugo Lloris made his 20th Premier League appearance against Arsenal. No other player has made that many Premier League north London derby appearances for a single side.