Eze Explodes in North London Derby as Arsenal Make Spurs Look Lost

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It was the stuff of history and the hint of future glory. While it may be far too early to call this the day Arsenal secured the 2025-26 title, Saturday’s north London derby was undoubtedly the afternoon Eberechi Eze announced himself as a genuine superstar.   Scoring a hat-trick — only the fourth in the fixture’s history and the first since 1978 — was one thing. Doing it against the club he nearly joined in the summer, Tottenham Hotspur, made it unforgettable.

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00:00it was the stuff of history and the hint of future glory while it may be far too early to call this

00:07the day that arsenal secured the title their north london derby win was undoubtedly the afternoon

00:14eberici eze announced himself as a genuine superstar scoring a hat-trick only the fourth

00:20in the fixtures history and the first since 1978 was the one thing doing it against the club he

00:27nearly joined in the summer tottenham hotspur made it unforgettable from the opening whistle

00:32as a dominated spurs could barely get near him their defensive block rigid and reactive thomas

00:38frank set up three center halves and a deep physical wall seemingly daring arsenal to break through

00:44yet arsenal's qualities shone through mikhail marino's clipped creative pass and lock the first

00:50goal for leandro trossard a moment of artistry that broke spurs's stubborn structure after that

00:56it was eze's show his first and second strikes one possibly offside left spurs flat-footed

01:02unable to respond and the stadium in uproar the third goal was a masterpiece the blistering

01:08counter ended with eze curling the ball into the top corner destiny a doggy caught wrong footed

01:13completing a hat-trick that will be replayed for years spurs's sole highlight was richarlison's 40

01:20yard wonder strike spectacular but isolated otherwise arsenal controlled the match from start to finish

01:26creating multiple chances and dominating territory beyond individual brilliance the derby highlighted

01:33broader themes arsenal's attacking fluidity under arteta injuries and early season adjustments

01:39partially explained spurs's struggles but their impotence in attack and inability to shift

01:45appropriately were exposed eze's performance is a statement a declaration of quality confidence and

01:52timing arsenal may not have yet sealed the title but with eze in this form dominating the league's

01:58toughest derbies and inspiring teammates they have a player capable of shaping their season

02:03in the shadow of this historic display tottenham were left to wonder what if they got hold

02:09of that man's signature in the summer

02:12you

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