Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham: Gunners reignite title hopes with comeback win

There were five minutes to go until half-time in the North London derby, and the atmosphere at The Emirates was on the verge of turning ugly. Not the kind of ugliness that defaced Arsene Wenger’s last days, but fretful, anxious, and frustrated.

It was the kind of anger borne from being confronted by the spectre of ordinariness when you have been promised so much more. And as Arsenal trailed by a goal to Spurs scored by Son Heung-min, ordinariness, another season of trying and failing to win the league, was staring them in the face.

But seasons turn on strange moments and maybe Arsenal’s turned then. Leandro Trossard won a corner that should have been a goal-kick, Arsenal scored from it, forcing Dominic Solanke into an own goal, and then scored again through Trossard on the brink of the interval.

The ugliness turned towards Ange Postecoglou instead. As the game edged towards its conclusion and Spurs sank to their 11th league defeat of the season, which kept them languishing in 13th place, eight points above the relegation zone, ‘AngeOut’ started trending on X.

Arsenal have now won seven and drawn one of their last nine games against Spurs. This season, only the bottom three have lost more than Tottenham. Spurs’ pride is being trampled underfoot.

This is not the form of a side that aspired to join a European Super League a few seasons ago. Those of us who love watching the football that Postecoglou’s side plays and believe Spurs’ fortunes will turn, will hope that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy keeps faith with him.