Arsenal recorded a vital 2-0 victory over local rivals Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday's North London Derby thanks to a Hugo Lloris own goal and a Martin Odegaard strike.
Mikel Arteta's men dominated early proceedings, pressing the Lillywhites high, suffocating their build-up and forcing Lloris into an early mistake with his distribution before the Frenchman atoned for his error by saving Eddie Nketiah's close-range shot. However, the Spurs captain then another blunder just a few minutes later, parrying Bukayo Saka's cross into his own net to hand the Gunners the lead after 14 minutes.
Norwegian playmaker Odegaard then doubled the away side's advantage shortly before half-time as Tottenham's defence afforded the 24-year-old acres of space before he fired a low-driven shot into the bottom corner past a sprawling Lloris. There was plenty of controversy throughout the fiery encounter too, with Spurs attacker Richalrison refusing to acknowledge fellow Brazilian Gabriel Martinelli's attempt at a fist bump.
