Tottenham hold Arsenal, Liverpool go second, Newcastle hit eight

LONDON: Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur slugged each other to a standstill in an absorbing 2-2 draw in Sunday's big Premier League derby and Liverpool maintained their resurgence to move into second place after a victory over West Ham United.

Brighton and Hove Albion shrugged off the midweek disappointment of losing their first-ever European game to move into third place with victory over Bournemouth.

Chelsea's woes continued as they lost at home to Aston Villa and Sheffield United slumped to the bottom of the table as they suffered a humiliating 8-0 home thrashing by Newcastle United in which eight different Newcastle players scored.

The first north London Premier League derby since 2014 not to feature Harry Kane produced an enthralling contest at The Emirates where the two unbeaten sides went toe-to-toe.

Arsenal twice led, first through Cristian Romero's 26th-minute own goal, and again thanks to Bukayo Saka's penalty early in the second half. But Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham earned a deserved point thanks to Son Heung-min's brace.

"We conceded an unlucky own goal, then a VAR penalty, so it's not like everything was falling in our favour," Postecoglou, whose side remain unbeaten after six league games, told reporters. "Just a real character and resilience the boys showed, a real belief in the kind of team we want to be."

Arsenal, who are also unbeaten, slipped to fifth with 14 points, below fourth-placed Tottenham on goal difference and have an injury concern after record signing Declan Rice went off with a back issue at halftime.

"Today we lacked a certain composure on the ball to be more dominant, get set and get a structure in the game that we needed against a really good Spurs side," manager Mikel Arteta said.

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