Premier League, Week 19: Tottenham Win While Arsenal Drop Points In Draw

The Welsh winger was in inspired form, and had already had two fine opportunities in the first half. Firstly, after Russell Martin gave the ball away with a poor touch, he raced clear on goal, only to blaze wildly over. Immediately afterwards, he was denied again, this time by a fine John Ruddy save after bamboozling the Norwich defence with a clever turn.

From then on, it looked a clear victory for Spurs, with Norwich’s front two of Morison and Holt struggling to have any meaningful impact on the game, with the Tottenham midfield completely running the show. It was no surprise when Bale doubled Spurs’ lead, this time with an outstanding goal, producing a phenomenal burst of speed to blaze through the centre of the pitch and get clean on goal, before turning brute force into elegance and composure in an instant, gently dinking the ball over Ruddy to secure the points.

Arsenal Lineup (4-3-3): Szczesny; Djourou, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen; Song, Arteta, Rosicky; Benayoun, Gervinho, van Persie

Kickoff is at 10:00 a.m. ET, 3:00 p.m. local time. You can catch the game on FOX Soccer Plus and FOXSoccer.tv in the USA. If you’re wondering why it’s not more widely available in the States and in the UK, it was scheduled to be a game among a block of games on Boxing Day, but was moved due to a tube strike.

Game Date/Time: Monday, Dec. 26, 8:00 a.m. ET, 1:00 p.m. local

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London, England