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Brazilian forward Gabriel Jesus scored a winner for Arsenal in their all-important North London derby against Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday, September 15. At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, in his second appearance of the new season, Gabriel Jesus stepped up for Arsenal at a critical stage, to put the ball in the back of the net in the 64th minute, to bring them just two points behind Manchester City, who have won all their matches in the first four rounds, to find themselves at the summit of Premier League.
In the build-up to the North London derby, more than half a dozen players were not available for selection for Arsenal with the likes of Martin Odegaard suffering an injury during the international break and Declan Rice serving a suspension. But despite their problems, Arsenal were quite exceptional at keeping Tottenham at bay in their own den before scoring the decisive goal via Gabriel Jesus, who scored with a towering header from a corner taken by Bukayo Saka.
Watch the towering header towards goal from Gabriel Jesus for Arsenal against Tottenham:
Arsenal are in second place behind Manchester City in Premier League standings
Notably, Gabriel Jesus’s header ended up being the third goal out of the last four scored by Arsenal against Tottenham from corners. Furthermore, since the start of last season, the Gunners have notched up most goals from set pieces in the Premier League, 23 in total, which including the strike from the Brazilian at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
Arsenal are now in second place in the Premier League standings with 10 points in four matches, two behind reigning champions Manchester City and one ahead of Liverpool and Aston Villa. Meanwhile, Tottenham have dropped down to 13th place in the league standings with just four points in four matches, with only one win against Everton at home.
In their next match, Arsenal will be playing against Atalanta at the Gewiss Stadium in the UEFA Champions League first matchday clash, while Tottenham will be travelling to Coventry for the third round clash in the League Cup.
