The Gunners’ failure to bounce back from blowing two-goal leads in back-to-back weeks against West Ham and Liverpool in April of last season served as the impetus for a collapse that ultimately resulted in Manchester City winning the title.
Here, Arsenal was on the verge of an improbable blowing a 3-0 halftime lead, but they rallied to seal a crucial victory that maintained them atop the standings with three games remaining.
And Arsenal’s decision to go above and beyond this time could still mean the difference between second place and their first Premier League title in 20 years.
As Mikel Arteta’s team was cruising, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s own goal and Kai Havertz’s header prevented Bukayo Saka’s easy finish for their second. This showed Spurs’ appalling weakness at corners.
