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KICK OFF Tottenham get us started!
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Early pressure from Arsenal, Samir Nasri being found by Fabregas, William Gallas getting back and sliding in to deny his compatriot.
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Tottenham have the first corner of the afternoon after Gareth Bale makes his first break forward...
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And it's Bale who goes close from the corner, the delivery is low and his neat near-post flick is straight at Fabianski.
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Sloppy play from Andrei Arshavin, his pass for Nasri drifting straight out of play.
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An equally terrible pass from Kaboul, his long ball for Bale flies into the stands.
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Neat inter-play between Nasri and Fabregas, the Spaniard fails to find Arshavin with his low cross.
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Free kick to Spurs, Clichy tripping Van der Vaart as the Dutchman tries to break.
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What a waste, the free kick taken quickly and drifts harmlessly through to Fabianski.
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 GOAL Samir Nasri opens the scoring!!! A hopeful through ball reaches Nasri, his first touch is poor, but Gomes makes a hash of it, the ball comes loose and from a narrow angle Nasri squeezes in a finish, what a start for the Gunners!
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How can Tottenham respond? A disastrous start for the visitors!
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Spurs look a little shell-shocked now, a terrible goal to concede and they haven't settled in the game yet.
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Gareth Bale is down and Spurs' start seems to be getting worse...
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 Bacary Sagna goes into the book for his late lunge on the Welshman.
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Arshavin teases Hutton down the left, his cross looks for Chamakh, but Kaboul hoofs clear.
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A frustrating start for Pavlyuchenko, he's hardly had a kick and when he finally gets possession he can't control the pass and it drifts out for a throw in.
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More clever play from Fabregas, his lofted through ball almost finds Alex Song, but this time Gomes does manage to gather.
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Arsenal are controlling possession and Spurs are hanging on a little bit.
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Rafael Van der Vaart is less than happy to be punished for a blatant shove on Alex Song. He's lucky to escape a booking for his protests.
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Fabregas hoists the free kick into the box, Koscielny is adjudged to have fouled Gomes and it's a Spurs free kick.
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William Gallas with a rare burst forward, his clumsy dribble is eventually halted as he falls to floor under a challenge and Arsenal clear.
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Aaron Lennon looks for Alan Hutton, who has made a break down the right but his pass is over hit. Goal kick to Arsenal.
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Lovely stuff from Arsenal, Alex Song finally slipping through Fabregas, who after taking a touch drags his shot wide.
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Arsenal are playing some cracking football and the early goal has given them a real lift.
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Free kick to Spurs though, Van der Vaart over it...
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The initial delivery is cleared, but Kaboul flings a deep cross in towards goal, which Sagna nods behind for a corner...
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Kaboul involved again, his back-post header drops narrowly wide of Fabianski's post.
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 GOAL Marouane Chamakh makes it two!!! An incisive break away from Arsenal, Fabregas finding Arshavin in space. His low cross finds Chamakh at the near post and he flicks the ball between the legs of Gomes, a delightful finish.
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A truly awful opening half hour for Spurs. What have they got in reply?
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Arsenal are looking very threatening at the moment and Tottenham look out of this one.
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Although as I type Luka Modric unleashes a drive from 25-yards which Fabianski gathers at the second attempt!
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The atmosphere is understandably buoyant at the Emirates, this could be a long afternoon for Spurs, unless they can find something quickly.
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A wasteful pass from Modric which rather sums up Spurs' first half. He looks for Hutton, but it's miles over the Scotsman's head.
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Fabregas almost finds Arshavin with a smart ball inside of Alan Hutton, it's only slightly over hit and runs through to Gomes.
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Peter Crouch has been warming up with increased vigour, surely he'll be introduced at some point?
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Bale is fouled by Arshavin, free kick just inside the Arsenal half.
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Arsenal deal with the set piece with ease. Tottenham have wasted the rare opportunities they've had.
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Set piece to Arsenal now, can they find a killer third?
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Gomes catches the cross and launches a counter attack. Assou-Ekotto bursts forward and earns a corner...
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Spurs enjoying some success from set pieces when the delivery is right. Gallas is unable to make a substantial contact with his header.
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Van der Vaart is looking very frustrated. Another late lunge and he manages to escape a booking.
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A surprisingly scrappy period in this game, neither team bossing possession at the moment.
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Aaron Lennon gets to they byline, his cross is disappointing and Arsenal clear.
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TWO MINUTES ADDED TIME
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Marouane Chamakh could have made it three! He finds himself one-on-one with Kaboul, the defender does excellently to deny the Moroccan a chance.
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Arsenal pressuring again, Sagna attempting to find Nasri, whose touch is heavy and it's a goal kick to Spurs.
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HALF TIME What a first 45 minutes for Arsenal, they've outplayed Spurs and it looks over at the Emirates.