Arsenal come from two down to hold Spurs in thrilling north London derby
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Arsenal fought back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw against Tottenham in a pulsating north London derby on Sunday which both sides will feel they should have won.

Spurs preyed on the Gunners' vacant midfield early on as Christian Eriksen tapped home at the end of a flowing counter-attack before Harry Kane's penalty doubled the Champions League finalists' lead.

However, Arsenal were always a threat going forward and, after Alexandre Lacazette reduced the arrears in first-half stoppage time, were well worthy of a point after the break.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the equalizer 19 minutes from time and Arsenal even had the ball in the net again through Sokratis Papastathopoulos, only to see their celebrations cut short by the offside flag.

A share of the spoils sees Tottenham's long wait for an away win in the Premier League dating back to January continue.

Arsenal maintain a two-point lead over their local rivals with seven points from the opening four games to Spurs' five.

Tottenham's Harry Kane is disappointed to blow a 2-0 lead away to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, September 1, 2019. /VCG Photo

Tottenham's Harry Kane is disappointed to blow a 2-0 lead away to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, September 1, 2019. /VCG Photo

"When you go 2-0 up you expect to win whoever you are playing. The goal before half-time changed the momentum," said Kane.

"If a few final balls would have been better, we would have created more. It is a shame we couldn't kill it off. But it is the Premier League and if you don't kill teams off they come back at you."

Earlier in the day, Richarlison bagged a brace as Everton earned a dramatic 3-2 win over Wolves.

Brazil forward Richarlison scored the winner with 10 minutes left at Goodison Park to hand the Toffees their second win of the Premier League season.

It was an encouraging day for Everton boss Marco Silva, who handed first Premier League starts to summer signings in Moise Kean, Alex Iwobi and Fabian Delph, the latter making his first appearance in the league since January with Manchester City.

All three made an impact with former Arsenal winger Iwobi scoring for the second successive game.

Romain Saiss and Raul Jimenez, with his eighth goal in eight starts this season, had twice drawn the visitors level.

Wolves remain without a win in four league games after suffering their first defeat of the season.

Source(s): AFP