Tottenham and Arsenal Play to Thrilling Draw in North London Derby
2-2 Scoreline Keeps Both Teams in Title Hunt
Son and Kane Star for Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in the North London derby on Sunday, with both teams keeping their Premier League title hopes alive.
Tottenham took an early lead through Son Heung-min, who capitalized on a mistake by Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. Arsenal equalized through Bukayo Saka, but Harry Kane restored Tottenham's lead before halftime.
Arsenal pushed for an equalizer in the second half and were rewarded with a goal from Martin Ødegaard. Both teams had chances to win the game late on, but neither could find a breakthrough.
The draw leaves Tottenham in fifth place in the Premier League, one point behind Arsenal in fourth. Both teams are now eight points behind leaders Manchester City.
Tottenham manager Antonio Conte was pleased with his team's performance.
"We played a good game," Conte said. "We created chances and we scored two goals. We could have won the game, but we also could have lost the game. In the end, a draw is a fair result."
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was also happy with his team's performance.
"We showed great character and resilience," Arteta said. "We came back from behind twice and we had chances to win the game. We are disappointed not to win, but we can take positives from our performance."
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