Arsenal draw Tottenham as Man City thrashes Villa 4-0

Tottenham and Arsenal drew 2-2 in a typically frenetic north London derby, allowing Manchester City to trim the gap in the Premier League title race with a 4-0 win over last-place Aston Villa on Saturday.

West Ham scored three goals in the final 12 minutes to rally to a 3-2 win at Everton and keep in touch with the top four, which could now be out of reach for Chelsea after the soon-to-be-deposed champions drew 1-1 at home to Stoke.

Newcastle and Norwich both lost to stay in the relegation zone, with Newcastle manager Steve McClaren’s position likely under severe pressure following the team’s 3-1 home defeat to Bournemouth.

League-leader Leicester’s improbable title bid was given further impetus by the Tottenham-Arsenal result ahead of its visit to Watford later Saturday.

 

Alexis Sanchez scored a 76th-minute goal to rescue a point for Arsenal, which was leading 1-0 when Francis Coquelin was sent off in the 55th for a second booking to spark a turnaround in arguably the biggest match between the teams since the 1991 FA Cup semifinal.

 

Within seven minutes, Spurs had gone in front on goals by Toby Alderweireld and Harry Kane, who curled a brilliant shot in off the post from the side of the penalty area, but they couldn’t hang on.

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“It was a missed opportunity,” Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said. “The way we turned it in two minutes, then you feel a little bit disappointed, frustrated.”

Spurs is going for its first league title since 1961.

Police said two men were arrested for separate public-order offences ahead of the derby match as fans clashed with police near the stadium.

City took advantage of two of its title rivals dropping points, with all of its goals coming in the second half against Villa.

Sergio Aguero scored twice, and later missed a penalty, while Yaya Toure and Raheem Sterling also netted as City ended a run of three straight losses to move to within five points of second-place Spurs, with a game in hand.

West Ham is provisionally a point behind City after its stunning recovery against Everton, which went into a 2-0 lead through goals by Romelu Lukaku and Aaron Lennon that sandwiched a red card to its winger Kevin

 

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