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ISAAN KHAN: Being the partner of a footballer can spring up certain assumptions. Salacious gossip, a hunger for the public eye and extravagant opulence are some. Yet, when a video of Martin Odegaard's girlfriend Helene Spilling celebrating Arsenal's 5-0 thumping of Chelsea to Shakira's 'Waka Waka' in the Emirates stands last week went viral on social media, it was a microcosm of a culture created by Mikel Arteta at Arsenal. A culture that has brought the families of his players on board his team's ambitions.

Arsenal legend Perry Groves has been slammed by a Tottenham fan after catching him celebrating a Gunners goal during their 3-2 win against their bitter rivals.  Spurs were handed an agonising defeat on Sunday afternoon as Mikel Arteta's men continued their march for a first title since 2004 thanks to an own goal by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg before Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz made it 3-0 in the first half.  Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min reduced the deficit but Ange Postecoglou's side left it too little too late  as they were consigned to a ninth defeat of the Premier League season.

ISAAN KHAN: It was that 'little nuisance', as ascribed by Gary Neville, who again jumped and jumped on the touchline in glee. Nicolas Jover had helped architect another significant Arsenal victory in the title race via their trusted weapon - set-pieces. The pathway to three points in a tense north London derby against rivals Tottenham was unlocked on 15 minutes, Bukayo Saka's corner-kick swung into the near post area with Takehiro Tomiyasu ready to head it goalward. The expectation for the cross to land in the mix caused Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to panic. He headed the ball into his own net.

Manchester City and Arsenal made sure the title race stayed alive this weekend, with both earning victories that keep the Gunners one point margin over Pep Guardiola's side. Mikel Arteta 's men raced into a 3-0 lead over North London rivals Tottenham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, before eventually besting out their neighbours 3-2 to remain top of the Premier League. Man City are hot on their heels thanks to a fairly routine win at Nottingham Forest . Erling Haaland came off the bench to net his 21st goal of the season and keep the pressure on Arsenal. Liverpool , however, looked to be out of the title running after they dropped another two points in a 2-2 draw away at West Ham . At the bottom, Sheffield United 's relegation back to the Championship was confirmed with a 5-1 thrashing at Newcastle, but Everton secured their survival with their third win in a week. With the drama running wild, some new and returning races have made the top ten Premier League power rankings, but who has earned top spot this week?

Welcome back to the Soul of Sport. For the latest episode of the series, ANDY HOOPER travelled to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to get a fan's perspective on one of English football's most highly-anticipated clashes, the North London derby. Supporters from both sides of the divide flocked to witness a game that brought with it potentially significant consequences for both teams as Spurs attempted to bolster their Champions League ambitions whilst putting a dent in Arsenal's title hopes. Ultimately though, it was the red half that won out on Sunday. Mikel Arteta's side raced into the lead thanks to an own goal from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, before Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz gave the visitors a comfortable lead heading into the interval.

Footage from the aftermath of the North London Derby shows police officers clashing with fans outside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (left and top right). Arsenal (borrom right) came away from the clash against their bitter rivals with all three points after surviving an impressive second half comeback from the hosts, the Gunners eventually winning 3-2. Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz struck for the visitors after a Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg own goal, and although Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min netted in a frantic second half, Mikel Arteta's side held firm. 

An Arsenal fan has been branded a hero by his fellow supporters after he was seen proudly showing off his shirt in the Tottenham end after purchasing the wrong ticket. The Australian man had flown in from Sydney on Saturday without realising that his ticket for the big game was in the Spurs section. The Gunners picked up a huge three points with Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz on the scoresheet in a 3-2 victory against their biggest rivals.

Cristian Romero was clearly far from impressed with the referee's decision to disallow Micky van de Ven's strike in Sunday's defeat to Arsenal. The Gunners took an early lead when Bukayo Saka's corner was headed into his own net by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. The home side thought they had got back on level terms when Van de Ven pounced on a loose ball to slot past David Raya.

Bukayo Saka made the Tottenham fans eat their words as he watched his corner kick get headed in by one of their own players after they had taunted him. Arsenal claimed a huge victory over Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with the hosts failing to pull off a comeback after going 3-0 down. It looked to be the most difficult game of Arsenal's run-in but the visitors made the perfect start when Saka's corner was turned into his own net by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

Arsenal were able to weather a grandstand finish to move a step closer to a first Premier League title in 20 years with a potentially season-defining 3-2 victory at rivals Tottenham. The Gunners held a one-point lead over Manchester City ahead of Sunday's clash but all eyes were on whether Mikel Arteta's men could pass this latest stern test and they did to remain at the summit going into May. A Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg own goal gave Arsenal the perfect start after 15 minutes and not long after Micky van de Ven had seen an effort ruled out for offside, Bukayo Saka made it 2-0.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Arsenal scored twice from corners in their 3-2 win against their deadly rivals amid a growing trend that has seen Spurs struggle at defending from dead ball situations. Postecoglou, when asked in March, said he wasn't planning to add a specialist set-piece coach to his staff - a role a number of clubs have looked to fill in recent years. Tottenham were caught on the wrong end of a number of refereeing decisions during the game. Leandro Trossard caught Dejan Kulusevski in the Arsenal box just seconds before Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal's lead, while Spurs also had a goal from Mick van de Ven disallowed for a tight offside call.

THE NOTEBOOK: Arsenal sealed back-to-back away wins over Tottenham for the first time in 36 years on Sunday, beating their arch-rivals 3-2 in the North London Derby to stretch their lead at the top.  Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg began the miserable afternoon for Spurs with an own goal in 15 minutes, before Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz made it 3-0 by the break with the Gunners threatening a pummeling.  Tottenham were much-improved after the break, however, although they needed a large slice of luck to plunder one back through Cristian Romero, before Son Heung-min's brilliant penalty made it a tense ending for the visitors. 

Arsenal have officially finished above Tottenham for the second year in a row with a tense 3-2 win away at their bitter rivals on Sunday afternoon.  The Gunners took away three vital points in the title race on Sunday after goal from Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg putting the ball into his own net on 15 minutes. Spurs fought back in the second half through Cristian Romero and a late Son Heung-min penalty, however Arsenal held on to the lead to keep themselves ahead of Manchester City for at least the next game week. 

Dejan Kulusevski stumbled and fell after being clipped by Leandro Trossard before James Maddison fell under a challenge from Declan Rice. Nothing was given and Arsenal counter-attacked viciously, with Bukayo Saka cutting inside past Ben Davies and putting the visitors 2-0 up.

Ben White has been caught undoing the gloves of Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario from the corner that put Arsenal ahead in the north London derby. Bukayo Saka 's inswinging corner was headed into the back of his own net by Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

The 22-year-old is routinely on the receiving end of robust challengers from opponents, and despite social media jibes for regular sightings of him hobbling late on in games, he is rarely absent from Arsenal 's starting XI. Saka has missed only two Premier League games in the last three seasons, with both coming during this campaign. The winger claimed that his desire to succeed enables him to deal with the blows and he opened up on his thought process when assessing which challenges to contest.

Sky Bet are offering RequestABet Specials with odds both short and long for today's north London derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. For those after a RequestABet Special fancied by the bookies - there are 6/4 odds for Bukayo Saka to score or assist and Arsenal to win. Saka has been brilliant for the Gunners as both a goalscorer and facilitator this season - with the star winger registering 14 goals and nine assists to date. Meanwhile, there are longer odds of 11/1 for Kai Havertz and Saka to score, Arsenal to win and both teams to score (BTTS).

The second north London derby of the season is upon us on Sunday afternoon, as both Tottenham and Arsenal enter the run in for their respective 2023-24 Premier League campaigns. The reverse fixture saw the points shared at the Emirates, with Son Heung-Min bagging a brace to earn the then-league-leaders a hard-fought point, but with the title race as it is, Arsenal will need to take all three this time to stand any chance of lifting their first Premier League trophy in 20 years. Spurs on the other hand will be looking to close in on Aston Villa to clinch fourth place and return to the Champions League.

The Brazil international (left), who has emerged as one of the leaders of the Gunners title charge, only signed a new contract in October 2022 - but the club have moved to reward him with fresh terms. The 26-year-old still has over two years left on his deal so there is no urgency to bring a swift resolution to talks with the player fully focused on the team's charge of title climax. But initial discussions have been described as positive and will continue in the coming weeks.

ARSENAL 5-0 CHELSEA - OLIVER HOLT AT THE EMIRATES: So much for The Choke. So much for the idea that Arsenal are somehow preternaturally inclined to lose their nerve in the white heat of a title race. So much for the idea that we might as well have handed the Premier League trophy to Manchester City already. Arsenal are not choking. They are resurgent. They have dealt with the blip of their home defeat to Aston Villa and elimination from the Champions League and now they are playing like kings again. They can see the finish line and they are sprinting towards it. They did not just beat Chelsea last night. They humiliated them. That is not a particularly high bar this season, admittedly, but Arsenal looked back to their very best in a 5-0 rout in which Martin Odegaard was breathtakingly brilliant and Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka were not far behind.

Arsenal's chances of winning the Premier League title took a huge hit when they were beaten 2-0 at home by Aston Villa. But the Gunners kept their hopes of winning their first league crown in two decades alive over the weekend following a 2-0 win over Wolves at Molineux. Mikel Arteta's men will be out to go three points clear of Liverpool and four ahead of reigning champions Manchester City when they take on Chelsea at the Emirates on Tuesday night.

There is a 'Featured RequestABet' and four 'Price Boosts' available for Tuesday's eagerly-awaited Premier League clash between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Emirates. The RequestABet is valued at 14/1 and needs 'Kai Havertz and Cole Palmer to each have 2+ shots on target and Conor Gallagher and Declan Rice to each commit 1+ fouls'.  Regarding the above bet - Havertz and Palmer have combined for 60 shots on target in the Premier League this season, while Gallagher and Rice have 94 fouls between them in the English top-flight in 2023-24.

Bayern Munich tried to catch Arsenal off guard with a quick restart from a throw-in whilst nine Gunners players were having a drinks break on the touchline. Play in Wednesday night's Champions League quarter-final had halted in the first-half due to a minor injury to Bukayo Saka, and many of Arsenal's outfield stars - and some Bayern players - were having a drink, while the Gunners received instructions from Mikel Arteta. A second-half header from Joshua Kimmich gave the German side a 1-0 win on the night, and 3-2 success on aggregate, to reach the semis against Real Madrid.

ISAAN KHAN: Arsenal's Champions League dream came grinding to a disappointing halt on Wednesday night as Joshua Kimmich's header handed Bayern Munich a 3-2 win on aggregate in the quarter-finals. Mikel Arteta's side struggled to create any clear cut chance at the Allianz Arena, with Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz unable to replicate the stellar form they've shown in front of goal this campaign. Mail Sport's ISAAN KHAN takes note of the things you might have missed during the Champions League tie.