Spurs Broke the Two-Decade Record in North London Derby

DBasia.news – Tottenham Hotspur won the derby against Arsenal in the quarter-final of League Cup, Thursday (20/12). The Lilywhites also scored a record in that victory.

The North London Derby happened during the quarter-final of 2018-2019 League Cup at Emirates Stadium.

Against the rival, both Arsenal and Tottenham combine the main and substitute players in that match. Consequently, the match was intense.

Tottenham dominated since 20′ by the kick from Son Heung-min. The South Korean player used the passing from Dele Alli.

Dele Alli scored another goal in the second half at 59′. Arsenal senior goalkeeper Petr Cech couldn’t anticipate his kick.

Until the match ended, Arsenal failed to score the goal to Tottenham. Mauricio Pochettino squad qualified with the 2-0 victory.

That was the first time Tottenham could score the clean sheet at Arsenal home since November 1998. Previously, The Gunners always succeeded in scoring the goal.

Paulo Gazzaniga was the goalkeeper in that match. Previously, two decades ago, it was Espen Baardsen.

Besides that, it was also the first time for Arsenal got defeated by Tottenham in the League Cup since 2008. At that time, The Lilywhites became the champion in that competition.