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The Arsenal-Tottenham clash is one of the notable derbies of English football. Whenever these two teams from North London take on each other, fireworks are expected for sure. November 23 was no such exception. The hype was there. After all, Arsenal are the league leaders right now, and Tottenham were playing brilliantly away from home. So, everyone was expecting a tight contest between the two powerhouses.
However, what happened in the game was something truly unbelievable. Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on Sunday to take a six-point lead in the Premier League standings. Eberechi Eze became just the fourth player in the history of the North London Derby to score a hat-trick in this legendary match.
Leandro Trossard gave Arsenal the lead in the 36th minute, and the game was all Arsenal from the first whistle until the very end. Eze danced his way to his first five minutes later. Thirty-six seconds into the second half, he added a third goal for Arsenal, and it looked like they were winning big. In the 55th minute, Richarlison gave Spurs a glimmer with a fantastic goal created out of nothing when he lobbed David Raya from 35 yards out. However, Eze quickly put an end to that hope in the 76th minute when he finished his hat-trick in style with another finish from just inside the edge of the Spurs box.
The outcome gives the red-and-white part of North London all the bragging rights and drops Spurs to ninth place in the standings. The Gunners have finished second in the league for the past three years running. They are currently leading the league and have had a decent start to the season. Will this lead last until the very end? This time, will they win the Premier League? The answer lies in the womb of time. However, for the time being everything's good in The Gunner's Camp.
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