By winning on the lawn of Tottenham on Sunday, Arsenal continued their flawless performance against the other London teams.
Arsenal struck a blow on Sunday. On the move on the lawn of Tottenham, the Gunners have indeed won 2-0, thus consolidating their place as leader. With now 47 points on the clock, the London club is indeed eight points ahead of Manchester City and nine over Newcastle and Manchester United, its next opponent at the Emirates Stadium.
This victory also allowed Arsenal to establish their domination over London. The game against Spurs was indeed the Gunners’ seventh London derby. Seven derbies resulted in seven victories.
In addition to the two successes against Spurs, Mikel Arteta’s men also won against Fulham (2-1), West Ham (3-1) as well as Crystal PalacHe (02), Chelsea (0-1) and Brentford (0-3).