{"id":24209,"date":"2026-02-22T21:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24209"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T21:14:23","slug":"tottenham-1-4-arsenal-gunners-pass-derby-test-of-nerve-as-title-race-hots-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=24209","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham 1-4 Arsenal: Gunners pass derby test of nerve as title race hots up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And there was more good news with much-criticised striker Viktor Gyokores also scoring two fine goals on a perfect day for the Gunners and their ecstatic fanbase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a> were not knocked out of their stride, even after Randal Kolo Muani&#8217;s bustling equaliser for Spurs two minutes after Eze struck the first blow. This was a confident, reassuring performance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Arteta told BBC Radio 5 Live: &#8220;This was outstanding. I think you have to bring context to the situation and this is the beauty of football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Wolves<\/a> and you drop two points in the last kick of the match. Watching it back, there is no understanding from my perception how the hell that happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It feels like the end of the world, but then you have another opportunity and that is the beauty of it. In a difficult stadium, against our rivals, and seeing how much it means to us in the league and all our supporters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added: &#8220;This chapter we wanted to write. We have managed it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">BBC Sport pundit Danny Murphy expects the race between the two to go right to the finishing line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He said: &#8220;The title race is still on massively for both. It&#8217;s in both their hands, that&#8217;s unusual. Normally it&#8217;s in one team&#8217;s hands and you are just waiting for them to slip up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I have been very much in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a> camp in terms of my eyes telling me they are the best team. The last couple of results have given Man City that little bit of hope. They have a lot of players in the squad who have been there and done it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Speaking from experience, when you have got over the line, the next couple feel easier. Every time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a> go on the pitch the pressure is on at the minute. It&#8217;s great for us and I hope it goes to the wire. I don&#8217;t see any winning all games from now until the end of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Arsenal<\/a>&#8216;s nerve was put the test. They passed \u2013 and more tests will come for the Gunners and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\" class=\"ssrcss-18834jl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Manchester City<\/a> as the Premier League pursuit reaches its climax.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>#Tottenham #Arsenal #Gunners #pass #derby #test #nerve #title #race #hots<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And there was more good news w&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[242],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24209"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}