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| Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates after scoring the opening goal from the penalty spot during Arsenal's EPL encounter with Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium. |
For the last couple of years the balance of power in North London has shifted and the derby is something Spurs fans have come to look forward to, rather than approach with dread. But old habits die hard.
The 4-2 home win for Arsenal was the kind of pulsating match that is the ultimate advertisement for the Premier League and at the end of the 90-plus minutes the Gunners find themselves in familiar territory in fourth place, and, crucially, ahead of Spurs.
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Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates during the Premier League match with Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium.
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Arsenal started with its tail up and capitalized early through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's 10th-minute penalty, but a swift reply from Eric Dier, and an even swifter penalty from Harry Kane to take the lead looked to have brought Spurs out of its funk.
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The visitors played well up to and past the half time whistle but a second from Arsenal's Gabonese striker who's absolutely on fire this season before the hour, followed up by strikes from substitute Alexandre Lacazette and Lucas Torriera, restored Arsenal to winning ways over its biggest rival.
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Up north another ancient rivalry played out amid frantic scenes as Liverpool overcame Everton 1-0 thanks to a late, late injury time winner from substitute Divock Origi, who scored a freak goal after a Virgil van Dijk volley bounced off Everton keeper Jordan Pickford's gloves before bouncing off the bar and allowing Origi, who had only been on the pitch for 10 minutes, to nod in.
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The Kop erupted, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp erupted and Liverpool have another famous win over the blue half of Merseyside.
On the other side of London, Chelsea played out its own derby against crosstown rivals Fulham, with Maurizio Sarri's men proving too much of a handful for former manager Claudio Ranieri -- who was brought down to earth with a bump after last week's first win and the Cottagers, who lost 2-0 at Stamford Bridge.