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Arsenal sink Spurs to reignite Premier League title push
Steve Douglas •  February 23rd, 2026 8:48 am
Eze | Photo: AP
Eberechi Eze has reignited Arsenal's title ambitions in the Premier League by proving to be the scourge of their deadly rivals Tottenham once again.
Three months after scoring a hat-trick against Spurs, the England midfielder netted two more goals against them in a 4-1 away win on Sunday, while Viktor Gyokeres also scored twice for the leaders.
Eze came close to joining Tottenham in the summer, only for Arsenal — his boyhood club — to swoop in and sign him instead for £60 million ($NZ135m).
Spurs are suffering even more now — Eze's only goals since the start of November have come against them.
It felt like a crucial win for Arsenal, who rebounded after two straight draws which have let Manchester City back in the title conversation.
The Gunners regained their five-point lead but City have a game in hand and still have to host Mikel Arteta's team in the league in mid-April. They also meet in the League Cup final on March 22.
It proved to be a tough start to life as Tottenham manager for Igor Tudor, who has made a habit of picking up good results early in his tenure at previous clubs.
Not this time, though. Tottenham did equalise two minutes after conceding the opener to Eze, but Gyokeres made it 2-1 with a shot from the edge of the area in the 47th.
Eze stretched the lead in the 61st with a rebound after Bukayo Saka's shot was saved, and Swedish ace Gyokeres sealed it in stoppage time.
Earlier, Alexis Mac Allister just wouldn't give up for Liverpool as they won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest.
After having an 89th-minute goal disallowed following a VAR check, the Argentina midfielder then scored again in the seventh minute of stoppage time — and this time it survived a video review — to earn the champions a victory.
Mac Allister first thought he'd scored a goal he knew nothing about after he'd turned his back on a clearance by Nottingham Forest defender Ola Aina and the ball rebounded off him into the net. Yet VAR spotted it had struck his arm and the goal was scrubbed out.
Still, the Argentine battled on, and scored with virtually the last kick of the game when Virgil van Dijk's header was spilled by Forest goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. Barely six metres out, Mac Allister couldn't miss.
There was a VAR check to see if Van Dijk was offside but the goal was given.
Liverpool stay sixth, level on points with fourth-place Chelsea and fifth-place Manchester United, whose game in hand is at Everton on Tuesday.
With doubts swirling around the future of Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner, his team dug out a 1-0 win over bottom club Wolves thanks to a last-minute goal from substitute Evann Guessand, who prodded home a far-post finish.
Ahead of the game, Glasner, who led Palace to FA Cup glory last season, was non-committal about whether he would be staying at the club until the end of the season. He has already said he'll be leaving in the summer.
It wasn't long ago that Sunderland were the only Premier League team with an unbeaten home record, but they've now lost two straight at the Stadium of Light, this time being defeated 3-1 by Fulham, who were indebted to two goals from Mexico striker Raul Jimenez.
