Arsenal have grown their Premier League table lead to six in the best way possible — smashing their North London derby rivals down a peg.

Eberechi Eze became just the fourth player in the history of the North London Derby to score a hattrick in this storied fixture as Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on Sunday to go six points clear atop the Premier League table.

Tottenham Hotspur faced off against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to secure a win on the road in the Premier League. Spurs made a slow start to the game and

Eberechi Eze scored three times as Arsenal outclassed Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-1 North London derby win at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Arsenal were heading towards utopia, but Richarlison’s outstanding finish from distance, which satisfyingly sailed over David Raya, offered the visitors a lifeline. For the first time in the contest, Spurs had a foothold, but there was no real sense that they would stage a stunning comeback.

A point against Ruben Amorim's men still represented an improvement on Spurs' atrocious 1-0 loss to Chelsea, when they generated their lowest-ever Expected Goals total on record in a Premier League match, and only five sides have a lower xG total than their 11.7 all season long.

All the updates as Arsenal rout Spurs in the North London derby at Emirates Stadium to extend their top-of-table lead.

Arsenal is back in action looking to protect its first-place standing in the English Premier League with a Sunday matchup against Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium.

Tottenham confirmed lineup vs. Arsenal (3-4-3): Vicario; Danso, Romero, Van de Ven; Spence, Palhinha, Bentancur, Udogie; Kudus, Richarlison, Odobert. The division’s best defence against the joint-most prolific goalscorers away from home. How will this pan out?

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