Arsenal moved four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool as two goals in four first-half minutes sparked a 2-1 north London derby comeback win over rivals Tottenham.

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Arsenal moved four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool as two goals in four first-half minutes sparked a 2-1 north London derby comeback win over rivals Tottenham.

After Arne Slot’s side drew 1-1 with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night, the Gunners knew they could increase their title chances by picking up a win.

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That gave Arsenal the impetus to sit deep in the second half – but still the hosts had the best chances after half-time.

Kai Havertz, much-maligned after missing big chances in the recent losses to Newcastle and Manchester United, missed two glorious opportunities inside the box.

The forward fired over from four yards out at a corner before nodding a free header straight at Kinsky. Martin Odegaard, who missed a penalty in the FA Cup loss to United, also fired a good chance wide to seal the points late on. “The feeling is we could have scored 10,” said Declan Rice after the game.

It need not matter, though, as despite Spurs bringing on Richarlison in his return from injury, Ange Postecoglou’s side barely threatened, with Pedro Porro’s stoppage-time shot off the post from an impossible angle the closest they came to a second-half response.

Spurs remain in 13th with just one league win – against 20th-placed Southampton – since beating Manchester City in November, while Arsenal have an eye on the title.

Player ratings

Arsenal: Raya (6); Timber (6), Saliba (7), Gabriel (7), Lewis-Skelly (8); Partey (6), Rice (7), Odegaard (7); Sterling (6), Havertz (6), Trossard (7)

Subs used: Martinelli (6), Tierney (6), Zinchenko (n/a), Merino (n/a)

Tottenham: Kinsky (5); Porro (6), Dragusin (6), Gray (6), Spence (5); Bissouma (5), Sarr (5); Bergvall (6); Kulusevski (6), Son (7), Solanke (5)

Subs used: Maddison (5), Johnson (6), Richarlison (6)

Player of the match: Myles Lewis-Skelly