Arsenal stretched their lead at the top of the Premier League with a convincing 4–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, powered by a stunning hat-trick from summer arrival Eberechi Eze.
The derby carried its usual tension, but Arsenal settled fastest. Leandro Trossard gave the home side the early breakthrough after controlling a neat pass before guiding the ball calmly into the far corner.
Eze, who joined from Crystal Palace ahead of the season, quickly took the spotlight. His first goal came through a sharp right-footed strike from the edge of the box, a finish that lifted the crowd and tightened Arsenal’s control of the match.
The second half restarted with barely a breath before Eze struck again. A low, composed shot rolled past the Tottenham goalkeeper for Arsenal’s third of the afternoon, stretching the gap and shifting the contest firmly out of reach for the visitors.
Tottenham found a moment of relief when Richarlison caught David Raya off his line and lofted a long-range effort into the net. The goal, coming from what was Spurs’ first attempt of the game, offered a brief spark in an otherwise difficult afternoon for the away side.
Arsenal responded with the same authority that had defined their performance. Eze completed his hat-trick with a calm finish that etched his name into derby history, becoming the first player to score three goals in this fixture in nearly five decades.
The victory lifted Arsenal to 29 points from 12 matches, strengthening their title credentials with nine wins so far and a league-leading attacking record matched only by Manchester City. Tottenham, on the other hand, slipped to ninth with 18 points after recording their fourth defeat of the campaign.
Arsenal now turn their attention to continental duty as they prepare to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, before making a weekend league trip to Chelsea.
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