Expdonaloaded Sports News; Arsenal rescue point against Spurs

SUBSTITUTE Kieran Gibbs rescued a point for Arsenal in a pulsat­ing north London der­by against Tottenham.Spurs dominated for long periods and took a deserved first-half lead when Harry Kane broke clear and slotted in.

However, Arsenal slowly took control in the second half and equalised when Mesut Ozil provided a deep cross for Gibbs to bun­dle past Hugo Lloris.
Arsenal are level on points with Manches­ter City at the top of the Premier League, while Spurs lie fifth.
Though the visi­tors were denied an impressive victory, Mauricio Pochet­tino’s side remain unbeaten since the opening day of the season and are with­in three points of a Champions League place.
On the evidence of this performance, they are credible contenders to finish in the top four.
They have devel­oped into a highly efficient unit who press the ball well from a solid base, while their attacking trio of Dele Alli, Chris­tian Eriksen and Harry Kane appears capable of breaking down the meanest of defences.
Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp suffered his first loss as Liverpool man­ager, seeing his side beaten by Crystal Palace at Anfield.
Defender Scott Dann nodded in the winner nine minutes from time after the ball bounced up to him in the area.
The visitors had taken the lead through winger Yannick Bolasie, who smashed home from inside the box after the Reds failed to clear the ball.