Arsenal take lead at Tottenham in north London derby after Hugo Lloris own goal

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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was at fault in an embarrassing own goal which gifted Arsenal the lead in the north London derby

Tottenham's Hugo Lloris reacts after scoring an own goal against Arsenal in the north London derby in January 2023.
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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris gifted Arsenal the lead in the north London derby with an unsightly own goal in the first half on Sunday.

Lloris had looked nervy early on in the game and invited pressure when he failed to clear in his area and was then forced to make amends with a last-ditch save from Eddie Nketiah.

And the French international was massively at fault as Arsenal took the lead after 14 minutes.

Thomas Partey found Bukayo Saka on the right and the England forward took the ball forward to the byline, fizzing in a fierce cross which took a slight deflection off Ryan Sessegnon but was heading straight for Lloris.

The 36-year-old appeared to be deceived by the deflection and threw himself at the ball, but failed to get his body properly behind it and could only watch in horror as it span off his body and crossed the line.

Arsenal almost doubled their lead when Partey hit a ferocious volley against the post from outside the box and did go 2-0 up later in the half after a lovely long-range effort from Martin Odegaard.

Ben Hayward
Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.