By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in a feisty north North London derby on Sunday.
Spurs had the initiative earlier on with Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya forced into a number of saves.
Arsenal however fought their way back into the contest also testing Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario a couple of times.
The Gunners defender Jurrien Timber was fortunate to escape a red card for a reckless tackle on Pedro Porro in the first half.
Gabriel Maghlles powered home the winning goal in the 64th from Bukayo Saka’s header, Prompt News reports.
Arsenal withstood late pressure from Spurs to secure the win, which puts them on 10 points, two behind champions Manchester City.
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