Gabriel header enough for Arsenal in north London derby

Gabriel's second-half header was enough for a depleted Arsenal side to secure a 1-0 win at Tottenham and keep the pressure on Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

With an away tie at City in seven days, Arsenal's fixture at their rivals was already being described as a make-or-break game in their quest to be champions following a home draw against Brighton prior to the international break.

But without key duo Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, the Gunners secured all three points following Gabriel's 64th-minute goal to stake their title credentials and leave Spurs with just one win so far this term.

Odegaard and Rice were absent from Arsenal's midfield, with the former sidelined by an ankle injury and the latter banned following his red card against Brighton. Jorginho took over from Rice as Leandro Trossard was tasked with filling Odegaard's role as the team's conductor.

For Tottenham, Micky van de Ven was back from injury, with summer signing Dominic Solanke leading the attack after missing two games with an ankle problem.

And the former Bournemouth man was involved instantly when he wriggled free in the Arsenal penalty area before finding Son Heung-min, whose pull-back to Dejan Kulusevski produced a fine save from David Raya.

On the other side of the pitch, Kulusevski's cross then split the Arsenal defence with Raya again called into action.

Spurs were in the ascendancy, and Ben White - who along with his Arsenal team-mates were dressed in black as the Gunners contested a north London derby for the first time in almost four decades not in their traditional red due to a kit clash - saw his blushes spared with 15 minutes gone.

White was pounced on by Son who found Solanke in the area, but the England international was