{"id":265705,"date":"2016-11-06T14:15:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T14:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=265705"},"modified":"2016-11-06T14:15:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T14:15:29","slug":"arsenal-1-1-tottenham-points-shared-in-north-london-derby-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=265705","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal 1-1 Tottenham: Points shared in North London derby [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a breathtaking, intense north London derby,\u00a0but a point each for Arsenal and Tottenham was probably about right.<\/p>\n<p>A win would have seen the Gunners open up a six-point lead on their bitter rivals, end Spurs&#8217; unbeaten start to the Premier League season and top the table.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63857\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/9.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"574\" height=\"376\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane, making his first appearance since the win against Sunderland in September, scored a second-half penalty to equalise after a Kevin Wimmer own goal had given Arsenal a 1-0 half-time lead.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63856\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/8.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"480\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was end-to-end stuff throughout, which\u00a0saw plenty of chances and robust tackles, with Wimmer picking up a yellow card for a strong challenge on Francis Coquelin just four minutes into the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63855\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/7.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"574\" height=\"406\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moments earlier Laurent Koscielny prevented Spurs from taking an early when he prodded Heung-min Son\u2019s low cross away from path of a lingering Kane.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63854\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/6.jpg\" alt=\"Barclays Premier League. Arsenal v Tottenham. 06\/11\/16: Picture; Kevin Quigley\/Daily Mail moussa dembele on francis coquelin\" width=\"574\" height=\"362\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The striker was then unlucky again when his diving header went inches wide of Petr Cech\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>It was Arsenal who ended the opening 45 minutes as the stronger side, though, with the hosts stamping their authority on the game as the half came to a close.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63865\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wimmer-OG.jpg\" alt=\"wimmer-og\" width=\"574\" height=\"257\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alex Iwobi was presented with a free shot inside the 18-yard box, but it was fired straight at Hugo Lloris. Theo Walcott rattled the Spurs goalkeeper\u2019s crossbar and Mesut Ozil was unable to direct the rebound with his right foot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63866\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Wimmer.jpg\" alt=\"wimmer\" width=\"574\" height=\"874\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63859\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Arsenal-cele.jpg\" alt=\"arsenal-cele\" width=\"574\" height=\"326\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then Wimmer landed a body blow to his own team when he headed in Ozil\u2019s free-kick, but Spurs were again quick off the blocks when the teams re-emerged and were quickly level.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attr__format__media_original img__fid__306766 img__view_mode__media_original media-image aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/talksport.com\/sites\/default\/files\/dembelefouled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Koscielny brought down Mousa Dembele, allowing Kane to even things out and then Cech was forced to get down to keep out a low Eriksen shot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63861\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Kane-pen.jpg\" alt=\"kane-pen\" width=\"574\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nacho Monreal produced a wonderful tackle to deny Kane a second, but Arsenal had their own opportunities to\u00a0regain\u00a0the lead.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63863\" src=\"http:\/\/sport.citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Spurs-cele.jpg\" alt=\"spurs-cele\" width=\"480\" height=\"322\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Substitute Aaron Ramsey went close from distance and then in the last 10 minutes, Eriksen&#8217;s free-kick evaded everyone in the Arsenal penalty area and hit the post, while Olivier Giroud could not direct his header past Lloris in the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: talkSPORT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a breathtaking, intense north London derby,\u00a0but a point each for Arsenal and Tottenham was probably about right. 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