<\/strong>MORE FOOTBALL NEWS: <\/strong>Kerr scores hat-trick as Chelsea win League Cup<\/a><\/p>\n By that time Arsenal had already turned the north London derby around with Martin \u00d8degaard scoring just before halftime and Alexandre Lacazette adding a goal from the penalty spot in the 64th minute to seal a 2-1 win.<\/p>\n This was a defeat more damaging for top four-chasing Tottenham than transformational for Arsenal in the Premier League standings with Mikel Arteta's side in 10th place.<\/p>\n \u201cThe spirit that we showed throughout the game was incredible,\u201d Arteta said, \u201cgoing 1-0 down after the way we were playing was really disappointing and probably the worst-case scenario for us to play against a team like Spurs. But we reacted with a lot of personality.\u201d<\/p>\n Tottenham still has hopes of grabbing one of the four Champions League spots, but Jose Mourinho's side didn't seize on Chelsea dropping points in a draw on Saturday, falling six points behind fourth place while still having a game in hand.<\/p>\n \u201cDefending bad, no intensity, no pressing,\u201d Mourinho said. \u201cEven in terms of creating attacking football, some important players were hiding.\u201d<\/p>\n The setbacks for Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium started when Son Heung-min pulled up clutching his left hamstring and he walked off down the tunnel in the 19th.<\/p>\n \u201cMuscular is always not easy,\u201d Mourinho said of the injury. \u201cThat's football \u2014 it's the accumulation of matches.\u201d<\/p>\n Lamela was summoned as the replacement and he lit up the derby by scoring with the maneuver known as a \u201crabona.\u201d Lamela moved his left foot around the back of his right ankle and cleverly poked a shot in the net in the 33rd minute. It was a moment of slick quality that seemed to come so casually for Lamela.<\/p>\n Sergio Reguilon's face showed how stunned even the Tottenham teammates were, with his mouth open in awe and shock and his hands around his head after the goal went in.<\/p>\n Arsenal had completely controlled the game until that point but the hosts did level just before halftime when \u00d8degaard scored for the first time in the league since joining on loan from Real Madrid in January. The Norwegian flicked in a cross from Kieran Tierney between the legs of Toby Alderweireld and the shot took a slight deflection off the Tottenham center back.<\/p>\n Arsenal completed the turnaround after Lacazette was knocked into by Davinson Sanchez after a miskicked shot, winning a penalty that he converted in the 64th.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to call it a penalty,\u201d Mourinho said sarcastically, \u201cbecause it\u2019s an offense to penalties.\u201d<\/p>\n Usually it would have been captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on penalty duty but he was dropped to the bench and didn't come on for breaching disciplinary rules.<\/p>\n \u201cThese things happen," Arteta said. \u201cWe move forward. Let\u2019s enjoy the victory tonight and let\u2019s dedicate it to our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n But it was Tottenham's disciplinary issues that cost the team. And the pandemic-enforced empty stadium meant there was no heated derby atmosphere to blame.<\/p>\n Lamela was booked for fouling Thomas Partey in the 69th but didn't curb his conduct. He received a second yellow card seven minutes later after swinging his right arm in Tierney's face, seeing red for the first time in almost eight years at Tottenham.<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/em>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Erik Lamela flaunted outrageous quality and foolishness. An audacious \u201crabona\u201d goal was produced for Tottenham's opener in the first half against Arsenal. 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