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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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Tottenham lost the North London derby without even trying their best. Son Heung-min started but looked exhausted due to the aftereffects of full-time for two consecutive A matches.
Tottenham lost 0-1 in the fourth round of the English Premier League (EPL) in 2024-2025 season against Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 10 p.m. on the 15th (Korea time). Tottenham fell to 13th place in the league after losing two in a row. Arsenal rose to second place in the league with a win away to Tottenham.
Starting with Son Heung-min, Tottenham manager Enze Postecoglou started Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson, James Madison, Rodrigo Bentancur, Dejan Kulusevski, Destiny Udogi, Christian Romero, Mickey van der Ben, Pedro Porro and Guglielmo Vicario.
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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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Away side Arsenal have given David Raya, Julian Timber, Gabriel Magalyangis, William Saliba, Ben White, Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Leandro Trossar, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz a starting opportunity.
In the 5th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min and Solanke were well connected. Son Heung-min penetrated back while Solanke fell to the side. Solanke gave Son Heung-min a pass, and Son Heung-min immediately gave it to the center. Kulusevski continued with a shot, but was blocked by the goalkeeper.
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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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Raya's good defense show followed. In the 7th minute of the first half, Kulusevski's cross bent sharply and headed directly into the net. It was a difficult situation for Raya to react, but he instinctively blocked it.
Son Heung-min's pressing ability shone again in the 14th minute of the first half. Son Heung-min cut off Arsenal's rear build-up, and the ball headed to Solanke. It was a decisive opportunity for Solanke, but the shooting timing was too late and it was blocked.
Arsenal also had their first chance. In the 16th minute of the first half, Martinelli exquisitely left it out to Timber. Timber tried to shoot after beating the defender but was blocked by Romero. Soon after, Martinelli again scored an accurate cross to the gate. Havertz jumped high and hit the head, but Vicario blocked it.
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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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Arsenal began to drive Tottenham more and more. The pass was delivered to Martinelli in the 19th minute of the first half. Romero failed to block it, and Martinelli had a one-on-one chance. However, as Martinelli's shot was handled hastily, Vicario relaxedly blocked it.
Solanke's debut goal almost burst. Son Heung-min had a chance to counterattack in the 28th minute of the first half. Son Heung-min delivered it to Medicine. Medison's cross was inaccurate, but Solanke caught it in the head. The trajectory flowed in a completely unexpected direction and passed the goalpost. It ended with a rather quiet first half.
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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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| Tottenham was beaten weakly in the North London derby against Arsenal. Tottenham continued to stay in the middle and lower ranks as they lost their second consecutive league title. Son Heung-min played full time but lacked presence. |
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Arsenal scored the opening goal. In the 19th minute of the second half, Magalyangis shook off Romero's check and jumped high to break through Vicario with a header. Tottenham's chronic set-piece problem broke out again.
Immediately, Tottenham's Pape Matar Sarr and Wilson O'Dober were put in place of Bentancourt and Johnson.
Arsenal also replaced Martinelli and Trossar with Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jejues. Tottenham's last-minute attack was pointless. Tottenham's overall performance was serious. In the end, he failed to bring in a single point. Son Heung-min had one shot against Arsenal on the day. It was also a shot that came 10 seconds before the end of the second half. Tottenham are in urgent need of tactical change.
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