Arsenal welcomed fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the Emirates Stadium for a North London derby that had plenty on the line and was contested as such.
The tension was palpable from the first whistle as Mikel Arteta and Antonio Conte prowled their technical areas barking orders at their players. The home faithful were in full voice as they serenaded the Gunners and tried to create a caulderon of noise too much for even the experience of Spurs to bear.
Arsenal emerged the brighter of the two, but couldn't make their early pressure pay right away. Spurs appeared to be growing into the game, but a wonderstrike from Thomas Partey ensured it was the Gunners who struck the first blow.
