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Come Fan with UsFriday, June 26, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur Vs. Arsenal: 3-2 Arsenal After Robin Van Persie And Tom Huddlestone Both Score

Yep, that was that goal that was coming. It's now 3-1 Arsenal thanks to Robin van Persie, although it nearly wasn't - Huerelhio Gomes was really unlucky to concede there. The ball was on the right with with Arsenal right back Bacary Sagna, and although the delivery was poor Tottenham Hotspur centre half Michael Dawson opted to nod in the direction of Theo Walcott for some reason. Walcott duly swung in another cross, finding van Persie, but his first-time effort was kept out in spectacular fashion by Gomes. Unfortunately for Tottenham the rebound fell to the Dutch striker and he absolutely buried it.

More bad news for Spurs - Gareth Bale is down injured after a collision with goalkeeper Wojiech Szczesney. The two have already clashed in the match, but this time it looks a little more serious. A stretcher has appeared, but Bale's just about managed to haul himself off the pitch under his own power. Hopefully he's ok.

While Spurs were down to ten men, we had another goal, this one from Tom Huddlestone, who picked up a loosely-cleared corner kick and rifled it home. Rafael van der Vaart had to leap acrobaticallly over the ball on its way to the back of the net, but Szczesny was totally screened and had no chance of making a save. Oh, and Gareth Bale is back on. Yay!

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