Arsenal claimed the rights of Northern London Derby in a 5-0 emphatic victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium.
An early goal of Clare Hunt wrote the script for the disastrous afternoon of Spurs, before the Gunners sinking their teeth to the victory with four more.
The victory at N5 means that Arsenal celebrate their third place in the Super League Women (WSL) Classification while Tottenham’s risk fell from sixth place in the coming weeks.
Here is 90 minutes Five main to take away from the triumph of the Arsenal Derby Day …
If one thing is true, the arsenal has regained its rule in northern London. The two ties of the 2023/24 season played as Cagey’s affairs, with the global score that ended 1-1 in both games. This season, Arsenal set up the score to 8-0.
Under Renee Slegers, the Gunners are back, causing the derby to look less than one derby and more than one game date. Arsenal has not lost any rhythm in any of the accessories against its rivals in the city, showing the breadth of the gap between them and the spurs.
The timid style of the arsenal under Jonas Eidevall caused the side to break down the low block of Tottenham, which often seemed to be disassociated to the final third. But now, the team has returned to old roads, humiliating the Tottenham again in their box.
If the Northern London derby taught us something, the Tottenham is merely a ghost from the team that left until Wembley Stadium in May 2024.
The side could not collect any sense of composition in the midfield, which means that Bethany England had to leave and compensate too often. Jess Naz and Hayley Raso did not look like they wanted to run the hard gardens, and Martha Thomas reached possession as soon as he entered the field in the 60th minute.
Making a half heart effort to replace Grace Clinton has cost this spurs team, and they are still crying the loss of it all these months later. Clinton was the attacking glue, providing Tottenham an individual brightness to mask what was still a very turbulent season despite the cup.
Still sixth and fight, this team will need an injection of energy to round off their season with any positive.
Sign in the summer of the Barcelona Football Giants, Mariona Caldentey has increased the levels of this Arsenal team. Its ability to float in spaces and work to defend -so easily is a wonder to see, and it only continues to improve.
Neville turned in circles trying to catch -as he started the N5 grass with defined experience. Alessia Russo may have been named a game player, but Caldentey touched all the leaves of grass for 90 minutes.
His goal summarized the elite sample of the Spanish attacker, following the shot blocked with a touch of curling in the lower right corner. Executing so easily, it made the score five defenders look like a touch.
Arsenal’s main coach, Renee Slegers, summarized it perfectly at the post -Party Party Press conference, saying that “it’s all that is football.”
If you were a Highbury resident who walked your dog in the nearby area when the 60th minute scored, just assume that Arsenal had scored the winning goal in a shutdown thriller. No, the eruption of the Emirates stadium was caused by the entry of Chloe Kelly into the field with an arsenal t -shirt.
After leaving the club almost seven years ago, Kelly returned to take the pitch with his canyon over his heart. Smiling from eye to ear, the striker was soaked every last drop of energy that gunners were faithful to him.
Not only was it a good time, but Kelly had an impact. In just 30 minutes, Kelly created valuable possibilities (4) than any player on the pitch, apart from Katie McCabe. He brought possession strongly and commanded the area as if in the Arsenal for months.
The fairy tale was almost written the perfect end with the last kick of the game, as Kelly won Morris in Pace before hitting the crossbar nearby. Fans will have to wait a little longer to see that the striker writes his name on the score form for the Gunners.
When it comes to growing the female game, no one in England does it like Arsenal. 56,784 fans flooded through the shifts in northern London, marking the largest crowd of the WSL of the 2024/25 season until now.
The club has been promoting the club for months, showing that if you build it, they will come. At a time when the warriors and the hosts of the keyboard talk say that no one is upset by the female play, the sport is badly proved to them.
Taking the permanent step at the Emirates Stadium was the first step, but filling the seats was the second. Arsenal has shown that migration to the main stage was not only a gesture of Token, but also a statement of intent to demonstrate how great the women’s team can be.
