Arsenal Thrash Tottenham Hotspur 4-1; the Match was an Eze Masterclass

Karun Abraham

Sports Journalist

“Eze’s hat-trick, wing overloads, and a ruthless restart. Arsenal owned the derby and the table.”

Dominating Win for Gunners

Arsenal thumped Tottenham 4-1 at the Emirates on November 23, 2025, extending the home team's lead at the top of the Premier League to six points. Trossard might have broken the deadlock with the 36th-minute goal, before Eze scored his hat-trick in the 41st, 46th, and 76th minutes to win the match for Arsenal. While Spurs had a comeback in the 55th minute with a goal by Richarlison, it was the only one, and it was too late to win, giving the match to the home team. To attend more exciting matches like this, book your Premier League football tickets via 1BoxOffice for the best deals at reasonable prices.

First Half - Patience, then the First Punch

For the first half hour, the Spurs had their back three, plus a pivot, keeping the game in a vice, forcing the Gunners to circulate and wait. The breakthrough came via a classic Arsenal pattern: Merino split the line, Trossard took a half-turn and finished in the 36th minute, making the score 1-0. 

Moments later, like a one-two punch sequence, Eze had the Tottenham dazed with a clearance ball slotted into the net with a low shot and doubled the lead to 2-0 in the 41st minute, leaving the away team to scramble and try to catch up before half-time, but nothing came of it.

Second Half - Restart Ruthlessness and a Derby First

Arsenal struck just 36 seconds into the second half with yet another Eze goal when he found space in the D that was drilled into the net, making the score 3-0 and making it seem hopeless for the Spurs. While they had a lifeline when Palhinha nicked a possession, which led to Richarlison's goal in the 55th minute, it was too late by then.

Any notion of a comeback was further dissuaded when Eze completed his hat-trick in the 76th minute, becoming the third Arsenal player to net a North London derby treble after Ted Drake in 1934 and Alan Sunderland in 1978, meaning Eze is the first in the Premier League era to do so.

Tactical Snapshot

Arsenal

• Wing Overload, Cut-back threat: With Saka high and Timber and the inside runners rotating the right edge, Arsenal forced Tottenham’s line to collapse, opening the edge-of-box lane where Eze thrived for his first two goals.
• Counter-press to territory: Immediate regains after lost attacks kept the Spurs caged, leading to decisive second-phase finishes right outside the penalty box.
• Rest-defence control: Even when both full-backs advanced, Rice and Zubimendi held central control and cover; this made any counter by Tottenham fizzle out in the midfield itself.

Tottenham Hotspur

• Containment plan cracked; The conservative 3-4-2-1 with deep wing-backs blunted counters but ceded initiative; once behind, distances stretched and Arsenal accessed the half-space at will.
• Transition anaemia: Until the 55th minute, Tottenham were like a defanged tiger; shots were minimal and entries laughable despite personnel changes at half-time.

Standout Performers

• Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) - Player of the Match: Hat-trick goals, all with clean, repeatable finishes from the same spot, leaving the match with a historic treble.
• Leandro Trossard (Arsenal): Technical hold-up and the vital opener.
• Declan Rice (Arsenal): Set the press height, screened counters, and kept their rest-defence tidy.
• Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham): Several strong stops; had the defence been more attentive, this might have been a one-goal difference loss or even a draw.
• Richarlison (Tottenham): The audacious 55th-minute lob was world-class execution, but sadly, it was in isolation.

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Match Ratings

In our match report, we had the home side winning by two goals rather than the actual four, as we had expected Eze to operate at his usual level. Still, this match was truly historic, and this just proved the biggest enemy in Arsenal dominating the world is not any other team but Arsenal itself.

Aftermath and Implications

This was the Arsenal blueprint at full power: press, pin, and then punish from the edges of the box. Beyond the points, this derby dominance and the landmark hat-trick amplify belief in Arsenal before the winter congestion. The team is now getting ready for their Champions League night on the 26th of this month. Support your team by booking your Arsenal vs Bayern Munich football tickets via 1BoxOffice for reasonable prices and all-around customer support.

For Spurs. The containment-first approach unravelled once they trailed; sharpening first contact around the penalty box and adding earlier vertical outlets will be central to any quick reset. With their Champions League night on the 26th of this month, book your Paris Saint-Germain vs Tottenham Hotspur tickets via 1BoxOffice to know if they have learned their lesson.

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