Arsenal 3 Spurs 1 LIVE SCORE: Gunners romp Spurs in scintillating North London derby to stay top – latest updates

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Tottenham's atrocious record at Arsenal continues.

They have only won two of their last 38 league fixtures away to The Gunners.

Those two victories came in 1993 and 2010.

Mikel Arteta's side now find themselves four points clear of their North London rivals.

FT: Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

The referee puts these Tottenham players out of their misery.

Arsenal get the result their performance deserved today.

Tottenham lost grasp of this game as soon as Emerson Royal got sent off for a needless tackle.

North London is red and white today.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

90+2. The Tottenham section looks like they've heard a fire alarm that nobody else has.

More seats than people.

Arsenal knock the ball around, keeping possession, ensuring that their rivals cannot get a consolation goal.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

90. Arsenal fans sing out 'we are top of the league'.

We are going to have three minutes added on.

It will seem like a longer three minutes to the visitors than Arteta's side.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

88. Tomiyasu comes on for Ben White.

Spurs seem to be going through the motions now.

Somebody will have to draw the short straw of sitting next to Antonio Conte on the way back, good luck with that.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

86. Mikel Arteta is set to become only the third Arsenal manager in their history to win his first three North London derbies at home.

The points will be more important in the grand scheme of things, but will give them confidence going into the rest of the season.

Conte will have to pick his players up for Champions League action in the week.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham - Martinelli yellow card

84. This has turned into a training ground game for the hosts.

So much space to utilise, passing the ball about with Spurs unable to do anything about it.

It was bound to happen sooner or later, the ole's have started with any Arsenal touch of the ball.

Gabriel Martinelli lunges in on Doherty on the halfway line to earn himself an unnecessary booking and to ruin fantasy league teams up and down the country.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

82. Tottenham are still chasing shadows.

The extra player is having a big effect now as we enter the latter stages of the game as the visitors start to look fatigued.

Another goal would be the icing on the cake for Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

80. Odegaard hands the armband to Granit Xhaka as he comes off for Fabio Viera.

Gabriel Jesus comes off for Eddie Nketiah.

Both players have put in a good shift today.

We are into the final ten minutes of this North London derby.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

78. Tottenham seem resigned to just getting what numbers they have left on the pitch behind the ball.

They do not want this to turn into a humbling defeat.

Bragging rights are heading to the red and white side of North London.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

76. The fans in the away end do not look pleased.

At least it is not a long trip back home.

Ten players on the pitch and two goals down, nobody could forgive them for heading for the exits.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

74. Arsenal makes some changes as Lokonga and Tierney join the party.

Which is ironic as it is Partey and Zinchenko who leave the field.

This would be a big three points for The Gunners.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

72. Conte makes four substitutions.

Sanchez for Lenglet.

Bissouma for Perisic.

Sessegnon on Richarlison.

Doherty on for Son.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

70. Tottenham are in danger of sinking without a trace here.

They cannot get a toe on the ball currently.

Arsenal are stroking the ball around, making the visitors chase shadows.

Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham

68. With the extra-man advantage, Xhaka has more of a chance to burst forward from the centre of midfield.

As he receives the ball in the box, it opens up for him in front of goal and he strokes it home with his preferred left-foot.

What a career he has had for Arsenal....from villain to hero.

Goal - Granit Xhaka (Arsenal)

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

66. It is all Arsenal at the moment.

Tottenham are struggling with their hosts having numbers over all of the time.

Saka cuts inside and tries to bend a left-footed shot into the far corner but it goes just wide.

Conte looking to make changes before a second Arsenal goal.

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

64. Royal has really let his team down today.

There was no need to dive in like he did out on the touchline.

Replays can make these challenges look worse than 'real-time' but you can see why the red card was given, clumsy.

Red card - Emerson Royal (Tottenham)

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

62. Tottenham come away with Perisic.

The Croatian could find space in a single bed with Gemma Collins.

Whipping the ball across goal, nobody can get a touch on it.

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

60. Arsenal are getting numbers behind the ball whenever Spurs are in possession now.

Hojbjerg runs onto a ball on the edge of the box but his effort is high, wide and not so handsome.

Thomas Partey he is not.

Xhaka chips a ball into the box towards Jesus but his header is saved by Hugo Lloris.

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

58. This is the problem for Tottenham in terms of depth.

When they find themselves in a position like this, they do not have a lot of attacking options on the bench to rely upon.

With no Moura or Kulusevski, Conte's options are severely limited.

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

56. This would be a massive win for Arsenal.

It is all for Tottenham to do now.

Arteta's side could look to pick off their opponents on the counter attack themselves now.

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham - Jesus chance!

54. The ball is drifted into the back post where Jesus is unmarked.

The Brazilian gets it all wrong and heads it into the ground well wide of the Tottenham goal.

Should have scored there, a fantastic chance for the striker.

Arsenal 2-1 Tottenham

52. The home fans are in full voice again.

Another quick start to the half by Arteta's team.

Gabriel Jesus has never lost a Premier League game that he has scored in.