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Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur scores his sides second goal.
Arsenal came from behind to hit Tottenham 2-1 for a first North London derby win in three years, as Kelechi Iheanacho’s hat-trick moved
Leicester second in the Premier league with a 5-0 beating from managerless Sheffield United on Sunday.
Spurs also lost Son Heung-min to a hamstring injury on a costly afternoon for their hopes of finishing in the top four, but José Mourinho’s men deserved nothing more for an overly conservative approach at the Emirates. .
Arsenal’s afternoon did not start well with captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang falling to the bench due to a lack of discipline, reportedly after being late for the team’s pre-match meeting.
Mikel Arteta’s men did not miss their patron as they dominated from the start with the effort of Emile Smith Rowe crashing against the crossbar.
Erik Lamela was brought in to replace Son early on and the Argentine opened the scoring in sensational style as he wrapped his left foot around his right to shoot into the bottom corner with a ‘Rabona’ shot.
Cedric Soares hit the post as Arsenal almost immediately counterattacked and the hosts finally got their reward just before halftime when Martin Odegaard’s shot deflected from Toby Alderweireld for his first Premier League goal.
Alexandre Lacazette was captain of the Gunners in Aubameyang’s absence and also took over the duties of the Gabon international from the penalty spot after the French forward was brought down by Davinson Sánchez inside the area.
Lacazette sent international teammate Hugo Lloris down the wrong path from the spot to claim a much-needed victory to keep alive Arsenal’s slim hopes of finishing in the top four.
Arteta’s team is now 10 points behind fourth-ranked Chelsea, one game down, while the Spurs remain six points behind the Blues in seventh place.
Lamela went from hero to villain with two unnecessary yellow cards to receive his marching orders with 15 minutes remaining.
Despite their numerical disadvantage, however, Tottenham’s best spell came with 10 men, as Harry Kane had an offside goal disallowed before the England captain hit the post and follow-up effort from Sánchez was cleared of the line by Gabriel Magalhaes.
Foxes on the hunt
Leicester showed no mercy to the bottom of the United table in the visitors’ first game since Chris Wilder’s departure on Saturday.
Wilder, who led United from third-tier League One to the Premier League, left by hand after several days of speculation about his future.
The Blades, led by acting boss Paul Heckingbottom, appear destined for relegation, 14 points from safety with just nine games to play.
Nigerian forward Iheanacho opened the floodgates in the 38th minute at King Power Stadium with a close-range shot from Jamie Vardy’s pass following a fluid play.
Iheanacho’s third goal in his last three games was followed by a good shot from Ayoze Pérez from the edge of the area in the 64th minute.
Vardy was again the supplier of Iheanacho’s second before the former Manchester City player completed his hat-trick with a 25-yard pass that passed Aaron Ramsdale.
Ethan Ampadu’s own goal from Vardy’s shot in the 80th minute sealed the win for Brendan Rodgers’ side.
Manchester United can return to second place when they host Champions League-chasing West Ham later at Old Trafford.
In the battle to beat the fall, Brighton outscored third-place Fulham three points, one game short, by winning a frenzied south coast derby 2-1 over Southampton.
Brighton took the lead through captain Lewis Dunk in the 16th minute.
Southampton tied in the 27th minute when Dunk could only help Ryan Bertrand’s header in the way of Che Adams, who volleyed at the far post.
But Brighton took the lead in the 56th minute when Leandro Trossard produced a good shot after Danny Welbeck was sacked.
