Arsenal v Spurs Youth Match Reports

Spurs Under-18s scored a convincing 4-1 win at London Colney against Arsenal to go second in the Premier U18 League table thanks to two goals in each half.

.A clinical opener from Reiss Elliott-Parris was added to by George Feeney as we opened up a 2-0 lead inside 19 minutes at London Colney, with Feeney doubling his tally at the start of an impressive second-half showing to put the game out of the Gunners’ reach.

.Emerson Nwaneri capitalised on a mistake at the back to get Arsenal off the mark against the run of play in the 84th minute, but Miracle Adewole quickly replied with his first goal of the season on the counter-attack to round off a superb 4-1 win.

An early Oliver Boast cross was cut out before it could reach Elliott-Parris and then two combined again, with Boast’s pass allowed Elliott-Parris to produce a cool low finish into the bottom corner to put Spurs 1-0 ahead in the sixth-minute.

Dylan Thompson made a good save to deny Brando Bailey-Joseph and it was pivotal, as George Feeney then took Tye Hall’s long pass under his control and took it away from keeper Khari Ranson before slotting the ball into the net from a narrow angle.

Arsenal hit the bar as they sought a way back into the match with Ceadach O’Neill’s effort from distance rattled the crossbar, but turning around 2-0 ahead, Spurs soon went about adding to the advantage they had over the home team.  Miracle Adewole was too high with a good opportunity, but it was only a temporary reprieve for the Gooners, as Oliver Boast was again the architect, as his ball in from the right wing picked out Feeney, on the 18 yard line and his shot unerringly found the net.

Spurs continued on the front foot and Adewole brought a low save from Ranson and when Tyler Tingey found substitute Armend Muslika with a diagonal pass, his shot went just wide of the goal.  An avoidable mistake at the back gave Nwaneri a chance that he took with six minutes remaining.  It was of little consequence, as Spurs cleared a corner and broke away with Adewole running from inside the Tottenham half  with no red shirt anywhere to be seen to find the net and complete the 4-1 victory. Even then, the margin could have been wider, with Elliott-Parris having failed to score with two good openings in added time.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Khari Ranson, Callan Hamill (c), Samuel Onyekachukwu, Angelino Pedro    (Abraham Owusu-Gyasi 46  ), Josh Ogunnaike, Teshaun Murisa, Maalik Hashi (Emerson Nwaneri 56  ), Ceadach O’Neill (Kyran Thompson 56), Alex Marciniak, Bailey-Joseph, Louis Zecevic-John (Mishel Nduka 71)
Unused sub. : –  Jack Talbot (GK)
Spurs – Dylan Thompson, Oliver Sandiford (Cameron Thomas 76), Tyler Tingey, Tye Hall, Elijah Upson (c)    (Malachi Hardy 46), Tonju Wellspring (Jamel Beggs 56), Oliver Boast (Armend Muslika 67), Ronny Moncur, Reiss Elliott-Parris   , George Feeney, Miracle Adewole.
Unused sub. : –  Farren Doran (GK).
Attendance : – ,

Spurs Under-18s were behind in this match with Arsenal in the U18  Premier League early on, but came back and despite hitting the woodwork three times could not find a winner under leaden skies at Hotspur Way.

Having gone a goal down in seven minutes when O’Neill found the bottom corner of the Spurs net finishing Ibrahim’s cross when the ball was won as it was being played out form the back, but Spurs responded with a 39th minute goal from Luca Williams-Barnett to take the sides into the break all square when the Spurs forward’s free-kick went under the wall and beat keeper Porter.

A minute into the second half, Oliver Boast stole the ball off just to the right of the side of the penalty area and the referee had no doubt about pointing to the spot and Luca Williams-Barnett sent the keeper the wrong way in the 48th minute.  Tottenham nearly added to their total when Williams-Barnett bent in a  free-kick which was a little too high for the white shirts attacking the ball.

When an Arsenal free-kick was cleared out of the box, Murisa hit a shot that took a massive deflection to fly past Dylan Thompson to make it 2-2. 

There was an incident in the centre-circle that ended with George Feeney and Marli Salmon squaring up to each other, holding each other’s shirts, before the other players all piled in,  so, after consultation with both linesmen, it ended with a red card for both players.  After the dismissals, Arsenal dropped back into a low block, while Tottenham enjoyed the majority of possession.

Just after the hour, both sides made changes, and with 20 minutes to go, substitute Armend Muslika set up a chance for Tye Hall, who dug out a shot that rattled back off the crossbar as the rain pelted down.  From a corner soon after that, Eli Upson headed down and saw the ball come out off the post.

The horrendous conditions continued which didn’t help play, but when the ball was played down the left wing, King tripped Muslika as he turned past him and the ref pulled out a second yellow that saw the Arsenal full back walk and leave them with nine men for the final few minutes of added time.  In the fourth minute of added time, Muslika cracked a left footed shot from the left corner of the box that once again saw the woodwork deny Spurs a goal and the match ended 2-2.  

Teams :
Spurs –   Dylan Thompson, Harry Byrne, Tyler Tingey, Malachi Hardy (Elijah Upson 64), Tye Hall, Oliver Boast (Jamel Beggs 74), George Feeney    57, Reiss Elliott-Parris (Jamal Bangura 90), Luca Williams-Barnett (Armend Muslika 64), Miracle Adewole
Unused subs. : – Blake Irow
Coach : – James Carr
Colours : –  White shirts, Navy blue shorts, white socks
Arsenal –  Jack Porter, Josiah King    79    90    90, Josh Ogunnaike    82, Marli Salmon    57, Callan Hamill, Ife Ibrahim, Kyran Thompson (Abraham Owusu-Gyasi 64), Teshaun Murisa (Louis Zecevic-John 64), Ceadach O’Neill (Samuel Chapman 90+3), Theo Julienne, Brando Bailey-Joseph (Maalik Hashi 79).
Unused sub. : –  Remi Lupinski
Colours : – Red shirts with White sleeves and White side panels, White shorts, Red socks
Attendance : –  ,

A match crammed in at the end of Tottenham’s busy season brought a welcome point with a goal deep, deep into added time at the end of the match at Arsenal’s training ground.

Ellis Lehane had got Tottenham off to a flying start with a goal in the second minute, finishing with his left foot from close range at the far post after being set up by Luca Williams-Barnett leaving a Tynan Thompson ball in from the left.  Luca then had a chance of his own that went wide and had another effort blocked before Samuel Archer had to save from a Harriman-Annous shot towards the top corner.  Dowman pulled the home side level with a shot from outside the box that went into the bottom corner of the Spurs goal.  Ibrahim went close, with Dowman having another shot blocked until they finally found the net again in the 16th minute, as Onyekachukwu put a shot past Archer from the middle of the penalty area.

Arsenal were in the ascendancy at this point, but failed to make more of chances for Copley and Onyekachukwu while Archer got down to his right to keep out a low drive from Sweet.  Spurs couldn’t hold out and with 28 minutes on the clock, Ibrahim scored from outside the box after being teed up by Dowwman.  There were chances at both ends before George Feeney fired a shot into the top corner of the net from the opposite corner of the box to make it 3-2 forty-one minutes in after a corner was poorly cleared.  A minute later Tottenham were level with Tynan Thompson assisting for Jun’ai Byfield to shoot in from the right side of the six yard box after Spurs took a quick free-kick.  The action wasn’t over, because Copley hit the bar with a header before Zecevic-John scored from outside the box to make it 4-3 at half-time after a determined run.

Spurs started sprightly after the break and Luca Williams-Barnett was denied by a save from Porter, Feeney headed over when well-placed and then Williams-Barnett struck the bar with a rising shot, but Archer made a flying save to push a Casey shot onto the post.  The open game brought opportunities at each end with Luca and Samal Bangura having Tottenham’s best chances.  Towards the last ten minutes of the match, Tottenham pushed on looking for an equaliser, as Elliott-Parris had a shot blocked, Byfield’s header went just wide and Jamel Beggs shot was saved as it arrowed towards the top corner, being pushed up onto the bar and Williams-Barnett’s follow-up header hitting the post and then having a shot that was saved at the foot of the post.  

As the game got near 90 minutes, Hardy and Byfield both had chances, but then, for the second time this season Onyekachukwu was sent off against Spurs in added time, again for a foul on Reiss Elliott-Parris, pulling him back by his shirt when he got the ball away from the hapless defender.  From the resulting free-kick, Luca missed the target on this occasion, but Tottenham earned a welcome point from a 100th minute goal by Beggs, from Miracle Adewole’s pass, he fired the ball in from outside the box with a deflection helping to beat the home keeper.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Jack Porter, Brayden Clarke    61, Josh Ogunnaike, Samuel Onyekachukwu    90+4, Will Sweet (c)    52, Ife Ibrahim, Andre Harriman-Annous, Louie Copley, Dan Casey (Theo Julienne 69), Max Dowman, Louis Zecevic-John    86  (Ceadach O’Neill 86)
Unused subs. : – Khari Ranson, Alex Marciniak, Cam’ron Ismail.
Head Coach : – Adam Birchall
Colours : – Red shirts with White sleeves and White side panels, White shorts, Red socks
Spurs – Samuel Archer, Samal Bangura (Dan Batty 90+9), Jun’ai Byfield, Elijah Upson, Harry Byrne, George Feeney (Samel Beggs 51), Miracle Adewole, Ronny Moncur (Malachi Hardy 46), Ellis Lehane (Reiss Elliott-Parris 46    62), Luca Williams-Barnett    90+9, Tynan Thompson.
Unused Sub. : – Dylan Thompson, Dan Batty
Colours : – All Light Blue
Head Coach : – Stuart Lewis
Ref. : – George Barker
Attendance : –  ,

Spurs Under-18s won a goal-fest at Hotspur Way against Arsenal 6-4 in the U18 Premier League South

A goal by Harriman-Annous gave the visitors the lead in the third-minute having converted a low ball from Washington, but Tynan Thompson was causing problems, forcing the keeper to tip one shot over the bar and then hitting the near post with a low effort.  It was striker Ellis Lehane who levelled with 12 minutes gone when he was presented with the ball by a poor pass from the Arsenal keeper Porter.

Onyekachukwu thought he had scored with a header, but was offside, but halfway through the first half, Luca Williams-Barnett put Tottenham ahead, taking Jun’ai Byfield’s perceptive through ball set him free to pick out the top corner from 25 yards out.  A double from Casey looked like the away side would turn around 3-2 ahead, but on the stroke of half-time, Jun’ai Byfield pulled Spurs back level following a corner that he drilled home.  Tottenham had been indebted to Samuel Archer, who made some brave saves to keep the score at 3-2 before Byfield’s goal. 

Spurs then took hold of the match, with a solo goal from Tynan Thompson, twisting and turning and taking the ball into the box before lifting a shot over the diving keeper in the 59th minute.  Archer and Byfield combined to keep out Copley at the other end and then Malachi Hardy put us into a 5-3 lead with just fifteen minutes left when he headed home Harry Byrne’s corner at the near post. 

A penalty was awarded to Arsenal in the 81st minute when Byrne was adjudged to have fouled Dowman and it was converted by Casey, giving them hopes of a getting a point from the match.  If it hadn’t been for Hardy throwing himself in front of a Dowman shot and blocking it with his face things might have been different, but those hopes evaporated a minute into added time, when Onyekachukwu was sent off for hauling down Reiss Elliott-Parris just outside the box.  To add insult to the red card, Williams-Barnett then dispatched the free-kick into the top corner to seal a remarkable 6-4 victory.

Teams :
Spurs –  Samuel Archer, Malachi Hardy, Elijah Upson (Luca Furnell-Gill 80), Jun’ai Byfield, Harry Byrne    16, Samal Bangura    37 (Dan Batty 52), Tye Hall    50 (Ronny Moncur 52), Miracle Adewole, Luca Williams-Barnett, Tynan Thompson, Ellis Lehane (Reiss Elliott-Parris 49).
Unused Sub. : – Dylan Thompson
Colours : – White shirts with Navy Blue sleeves and side panels; Navy Blue shorts with white trim; White socks with Navy Blue turnover.
Arsenal –  Jack Porter, Ife Ibrahim, Samuel Onyekachukwu    90+1, Brayden Clarke, Marcell Washington (Cam’ron Ismail 65), Dan Casey, Louie Copley, Ceadach O’Neill (Sam Chapman 67), Max Dowman    27, Andre Harriman-Annous, Louis Zecevic-John (Daniel Oyetunde 74).
Unused subs. : –  Khari Ranson, Alex Marciniak.
Colours : –  All black with Red and Green neck and shoulder trim, with White mottled inserts on shirt.
Attendance : –  , 

Scorers : –
Spurs : –  Lehane 12, Williams-Barnett 23, 90 +4, Byfield 45 + 2, T. Thompson 59, Hardy 75.
Arsenal : –  Harriman-Annous 3, Casey 31, 43, 81 (p).

Despite going 0-2 behind, Spurs Under-21s turned the match around to thrash Arsenal at Meadow Park, Borhamwood.

Starting strongly, the home side fashioned a chance when Ismail Oulad M’Hand brought a good save from Aaron Maguire with a shot from the edge of the area, followed shortly after by Alfie Dorrington clearing off the line and Maguire saving the follow-up effort.  Arsenal keeper Nygaard had to hurriedly paw away a hanging cross from Yusuf Akhamrich that looked as though it would deceive him and drop in with another cross from the same player, played in fast and low this time, just too far in advance of three Spurs players advancing into the area.   

In the second phase from a cleared corner Forde headed the home team ahead from close range in the 18th minute and when another corner was played back in, Nichols shot straight at Maguire, but it became 2-0 when Rosiak scored direct from a free-kick from just outside the area with 35 minutes on the clock.  

Tyrese Hall hit a shot over the bar, when Rio Kyerematen had won the ball high up the pitch and then Hall almost caught out the keeper with a swirling cross, but it was saved and Maguire reacted really well to push a close range shot onto the post in injury time.

The second half was as different to the first as you could imagine. Inside the first minute of the restart, Alfie Dorrington’s searching ball down the left allowed Akhamrich to cross to where Jaden Williams directed his header over the bar, but a Tottenham goal came three minutes later.  When Leo Black played a ball into the area, Tyrese Hall was alert to it and nudged it home, getting to it before the keeper.  And then, within a minute, Spurs were level, with Black and Akhamrich working well on the left wing to put a ball to the far post, where Max Robson timed his run to perfection to head in from close range.

The match had swung Tottenham’s way and Arsenal could not cope.  Hall took on a gaggle of red shirts and found Damola Ajayi with a square ball resulting in a shot that brought a good stop by Nygaard, but Spurs pressed high, won it back and from the right, a ball to the far post was finished neatly by Callum Olusesi to give Tottenham the lead in the 61st minute.

Chance after chance was created as Spurs over-ran Arsenal.  Kyerematen was unlucky to see his shot take a flick off a defender and go wide, Hall and Williams were just behind a cross that flew across goal, Hall was denied by the advancing keeper when one-on-one, Ajayi shot too high and then Williams pulled a shot that was off target.

Another example of the high press paying off came in the 82nd minute, as Jaden Williams won the ball, ran into the box and shot low across Nygaard into the bottom corner to make it 4-2.  Time and again, Arsenal were caught in possession trying to play the ball out and when Hall nicked the ball off a defender, he played a square ball to Damola Ajayi to curl a shot inches over the far corner of the goal from 20 yards out.  In added time at the end of the second half, Ajayi was denied again when the keeper thwarted him when clean through on goal, but Williams showed good skill to turn his marker, advance into the box and play the ball across the area for Max McKnight to chop the ball inside, dump a defender on his backside and stroke home into the bottom corner to round off a wonderful come-back 5-2 victory over a side who crumbled in the second half.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Lucas Nygaard, Maldini Kacurri, Josh Robinson (Theo Julienne 67), Ayden Heaven, Zane Monlouis (c), Josh Nichols, Michal Rosiak     7 (Seb Ferdinand 67), Romari Forde, Jimi Gower (Harriman Annous 67), Ismail Oulad M’Hand (Harrison Dudziak 53), Ismeal Kabia.
Sub. not used :  –  Brian Onkonkwo
Spurs –  Aaron Maguire, Max Robson, Yusuf Akhamrich, Maeson King    90, Alfie Dorrington (Will Andiyapan 84), Rio Kyerematen    76, Damola Ajayi  (Maxwell McKnight 90+4), Callum Olusesi (c), Jaden Williams    81 (Jahziah Linton 90+6), Tyrese Hall    13  (Dante Cassanova 90+4), Leo Black
Subs not used :  –  Tyrell Ashcroft
Manager : –  Wayne Burnett.
Ref. : – Lauren Impey
Attendance : –  ,

Omari Benjamin scored in five minutes with a swerving shot and then beat Luca Gunter at his near post in the 18th minute to give the home side a 2-0 lead.  An angled drive from the right gave the striker his hat-trick in the 24th minute and only a good save by Luca Gunter stopped another from Benjamin.

Jaden Williams had two shots, but lacked power to trouble the Arsenal keeper, who then had to be alert to stop Yusuf Akhamrich when he was through one-on-one.  The ball was played out and as the game went on Jahziah Linton crashed into a tackle, which brought all the players into a melee, with Linton shown a yellow for the tackle and another for being involved in the brawl, seeing red, while Kacurri got a yellow for his part in the melee.  

The second half was a struggle with 10 men, but Spurs dug in and owed Gunter a debt of gratitude for a smart reaction save to stop a low cross being diverted into his own goal by a touch from a Spurs player.  Substitute Mikey Moore played in a corner just after the hour and Damola Ajayi was on the end of it to pile a shot into the roof of the net.

Tiring playing with a man short, Arsenal grabbed a fourth goal when Gunter saved, but Nwaneri planted the ball back past him.  The score stayed the same with the Spurs keeper denying Ferdinand and then Nwaneri could only hit the post as time ticked out.

Teams :
Arsenal –  Alexei Rojas Fedorushchenko, Josh Nicholls, Maldini Kacurri   45+1, Tino Quamina, Elian Quesada-Thorn, Seb Ferdinand, Bradley Ibrahim  , Jimi Gower, Omari Benjamin  ,  Ethan Nwaneri, Harrison Dudziak.
Subs :  –  Alex Kovacevic, Kamarni Ryan, Coby Small, Ismail Oulad M’Hand, Kaleel Green
Spurs –  Luca Gunter (c), George Abbott, Jahziah Linton  45+1    45+1, Alfie Dorrington, Will Andiyapan, Tyrese Hall (Archie Chaplin 46), Maxwell McKnight, Callum Olusesi (Riley Owen 86), Jaden Williams (Damola Ajayi 52), Leo Black (Mikey Moore 61), Yusuf Akhamrich (Oliver Irow 46)
Subs not used :  –
Manager : – Stuart Lewis.
Attendance : –  ,

While Tottenham had trouble to get into the game, Arsenal took advantage with Charles Sagoe Junior coming in off the right wing to shoot across Luca Gunter to find the net after a corner had been cleared in the eighth minute.  The scorer was involved in their second goal, with a cross that gave Khayon Edwards the simple task of scoring from close range with 21 minutes on the clock.

A better start to the second period saw Spurs on the attack, with Rio Kyerematen surging forward from the halfway line to get the ball back from an attempted pass and hit a shot that was blocked.  The loose ball was collected by Thomas Bloxham outside the area and he beat the keeper with his shot to make it 1-2 after 54 minutes.  Kyerematen threatened again with a shot from the edge of the box and debutant Jayden Meghoma rushed his shot when well-placed in the area and hit the side-netting.  Substitute Billy Heaps was instrumental in fashioning Tottenham’s equaliser, when he intercepted a pass as the home defence tried to play the ball out from the back and found Jaden Williams in the box, who turned his man while receiving the ball and buried the ball into the bottom corner of the net from a few yards out.

Arsenal hit back and Luca Gunter made a fine save shortly after the equalising goal, but with 15 minutes left, Sweet crossed for Edwards to glance a header down past the Spurs keeper for the deciding goal.

Teams :
Arsenal –   Remy Mitchell, James Sweet, Josh Robinson (Amani Richards  90+), Taylor Foran  , Henry Jeffcott, Mauro Bandeira, Bradley Ibrahim, Charles Sagoe Junior (Mathaeus Roberts  88), Khayon Edwards, Marcelo Flores, Billy Vigar (Tino Quamina  59).
Subs not used :  Alex Kovacecic, Jimi Gower
Manager : –  Dan Micciche
Spurs –  Luca Gunter, Brandon Bryan-Waugh, Jordan Hackett (Jayden Meghoma 46), Han Willhoft-King, Will Andiyapan, Archie Chaplin, Maxwell McKnight (Riley Owen 72), Jezreel Davies (Billy Heaps 62), Jaden Williams, Rio Kyerematen (c), Thomas Bloxham
Subs not used :  Aaron Maguire, George Abbott
Manager : – Stuart Lewis.
Attendance : –  ,

Paul McBride hit a shot over the top early into the second period, with Alex McQueen just unable to reach a ball in front of goal after a scramble in front of the net towards the end.

In between, Tapping had scored in the 77th minute, following a defensive lapse by the Arsenal defenders and it was enough to end the game 1-0 to the Tottenham.

Teams :
Spurs –   Jordan Archer, Callum Tapping, Olumide Durojaiye, Kevin Stewart, Jack Barthram, Jack Munns, Laste Dombaxe (Alexander McQueen), Ronnie Hawkins (Jesse Waller-Lassen), Paul McBride, Lee Angol (Freddie Champion), Kudus Oyenuga
Subs not used :
Arsenal –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Into the second half, Tottenham went ahead with 15 minutes remaining, as M’Poku released John Bostock and his slick finish gave Spurs the advantage.  Bostock had another chance, which went begging and although Spurs looked in charge, a free kick with time ticking away was pumped into the box and the ball went in after a couple of deflections to give the home side an ill-deserved equaliser.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Jordan Archer, Jack Barthram (Kudus Oyenuga 50), Nathan Byrne, Olumide Durojaiye, Zaine Francis-Angol, Alex Pritchard (Callum Tapping 70), Dean Parrett, Jake Nicholson, Tom Carroll, Paul-Jose M’Poku, John Bostock
Subs not used :   Jamie Butler, Laste Dombaxe
Attendance : –  ,

A feisty start saw Tottenham have the first effort on goal, with Danny Rose’s seventh minute strike going wide, after he outstripped Coquelin, then shortly afterwards, Obika dispossessed Cruise and hit a tame shot at the Arsenal goal.  Oscar Jansson was then called into action when he plunged to his left to keep out Sunu’s drive from 18 yards out.  Murphy chipped over Jansson, but also over the bar and the Spurs keeper was again diving low to keep the score-line blank, as he palmed Lansbury’s volley wide.

On the half hour, Nathan Byrne tried his luck from 25 yards, but it went wide of the goal and ten minutes later, it was the Spurs goal that was under threat, as Jansson saved Coquelin’s header and Danny Rose kicked the loose ball away from in front of the goal.  Five minutes before the break, Byrne was robbed of the ball by Lansbury. allowing the Arsenal forward a clear run on goal, but he was inaccurate with his shot that went wide with only Jansson to beat.

Into the second half, the only goal of the game came five minutes in.  Frimpong won a midfield challenge and sent the ball wide to Sunu, who put a low ball into the goalmouth, where it was knocked in by Murphy from five yards out.  it could have been 2-0 on the hour, when Sunu again played a low cross into the box, but Eastmond missed his kick completely to give Spurs a let-off.

A 70th minute break into the Spurs penalty area by Thomas saw Jansson rush out to block his shot, but the ball went up in the air and was heading in until Calum Butcher recovered to head it out.  Spurs might have felt that they had a better chance of getting back into the game a couple of minutes later, when Arsenal’s Ayling was sent off for a second yellow card offence.  While this did give Tottenham some impetus for Smith to hit a shot across goal from the corner of the box and then Thomas almost put a fierce low ball from Townsend into his own goal, but managed to get it wide, the rest of the game was seen out with Arsenal controlling possession and almost adding to their lead.

Jansson had to be on his toes to keep out a rocket of a shot from Watt, who hit it from 25 yards out and Oscar just managed to tip it wide with two minutes to go and then Lansbury shot just wide from a short corner.  In added time, the visitors hit the bar with a pile-driver from Frimpong, but there were two late chances for Spurs to equalise.  Ryan Mason capitalised on a slip by Thomas and hit a shot from the 18 yard line but it was pulled a yard or so wide.  Then, a last minute Bostock corner saw Oscar Jansson join the attack and there were some vain appeals for a handball, before the ball was cleared to safeguard Arsenal’s 1-0 win.  

Teams :
Spurs : –  Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, Nathan Byrne (Yaser Kasim 59), Sam Cox, Steven Caulker, Calum Butcher, Andros Townsend, Dean Parrett (John Bostock 86), Jon Obika, Ryan Mason, Danny Rose
Subs not used : –  Jamie Butler, Harry Kane, Jake Nicholson
Arsenal : –  Szczesny, Craig Eastmond, Thomas Cruise (Evina 62), Frimpong, Kyle Bartley, Ayling, Henri Lansbury, Coquelin, Murphy (Henderson 81), Sunu (Watt 66), Thomas.
Subs not used : – Shea, Boateng
Attendance : –   3,000

Sunday  Kick off 16.00
Ticket prices : –  Adults £5; Juniors £1.

Arsenal got back into the game before half time with a goal, but with 69 minutes gone, Spurs could have gone further ahead, but Nathan Byrne’s effort was well saved by the Arsenal goalie.  Ninety seconds later, the home team made it 2-2 and although there were twenty minutes left, neither side could get the winning goal.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, Sam Cox, Dean Parrett (Jake Nicholson 88), Steven Caulker, Calum Butcher, Nathan Byrne, Yaser Kasim, Kudus Oyenuga (Josh Ekim 50), Ryan Mason, John Bostock
Subs not used :   Jamie Butler, Chace O’Neill
Attendance : –  ,

Tottenham could not have had a better start, with Bostock and Mason moving the ball well to find Andros Townsend on the left wing.  His run took him past the Arsenal full back Bartley and he pulled a low ball across into the six yard box, where Jon Obika reacted first to get ahead of a defender and prod home from close range.

Arsenal had lots of possession, but some poor use of the ball and some very determined defending saw them earn a number of corners but few shots on target.  Caulker baulked Sunu as he looked to shoot on two occasions, before Tottenham got into attack again.  Townsend was put away on the left side of the box after good interplay between Mason and Obika, but the winger slashed his shot well wide.  An even better opening was created in the 22nd minute, as Mason picked out Obika’s run behind the central defence and it dropped onto his foot, but he tried to steer it in rather than put power in the shot, leaving him in two minds and the ball skewed off his foot and went wide.

None of the better known players were showing their true potential and Wilshire and Parrett both got booked for petulant acts – Wilshire kicking the ball away and Parrett for a late tackle.

It was ten minutes before the break that Jansson had some work to do, with Sunu put in on the ‘D’ and as he strode forward, he let go a low shot to the keeper’s right, but it was not strong enough to beat the Swedish keeper’s outstretched arm.  Oscar then had to field a 25 yard shot straight at him from Bartley and Wilshire hit a shot that flew about 18 yards wide.

Within five minutes of the game re-starting, Arsenal were level with Adam Smith’s clearance from a corner hitting Bartley and going back past him into the net.  It could have been worse two minutes later, when Thomas was released on the left side of the box, but Jansson beat his effort away.  Yaser Kasim came on for twisted ankle victim Jose-Paul M’Poku and his first act was to have a shot from just outside the box that was half-hit wide.

Stephen Caulker almost got a goal for Spurs just after the hour, when a corner was played low into the near post, but it popped up and the centre half headed goal-wards, but Shea grabbed it above his head.  Arsenal’s Watt hit a shot just over the bar from outside the area and then Mason had a shot deflected just wide with Shea rooted to the spot.

As the game entered the final ten minutes, Townsend got away on the left and he beat Eastmond to play the ball into Obika, but he was denied by a tackle from Ayling and at the other end, a corner found Thomas’ head, but he put the chance wide.  However, in the last minute of the game, Watt played in Thomas on the left and he rocketed a shot past Jansson with seconds remaining, taking a deflection off Calum Butcher on the way.

Into added time and the ref got in the way of Parrett’s pass and Arsenal broke away to grab a third when Murphy shot across Jansson, who was left exposed as Tottenham had pressed for a late equaliser.

Teams :
Spurs –   Oscar Jansson, Adam Smith, Sam Cox, Dean Parrett (c), Steven Caulker, Calum Butcher, Paul-Jose M’Poku (Yaser Kasim 58), Jon Obika, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend
Subs not used :   Jamie Butler, Nathan Byrne, Kudus Oyenuga, Jake Nicholson
Arsenal –  Shea, Eastmond, Cruise, Frimpong, Bartley, Ayling, Watt, Coquelin, Sunu (Murphy 87), Wilshere, Thomas (c) .
Subs not used :   Mann, Evina, Freeman, Blackwood
Attendance : –   19,084

In the 25th minute, Michael Malcolm put Tottenham ahead with a header from Marcel McKie’s cross, with the lead almost extended when Mario Noto fired a shot that bounced off the goalpost.  Playing with the wind in the second half, it benefitted the home team when a shot was deflected high into the air and the wind took the ball into the net.

Teams :
Arsenal –   , , , , , , , , .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Paul Rutherford, Daniel Perry (Joe Watson 46), RIcky Dobson, Lee Barnett, Danny Foster, David Tyrie, Mario Noto, Jonathan Black, Michale Malcolm (Owen Price 80), Mark Yeates (Tim Ford 80)
Subs not used :   Nicky Eyre, David Hicks
Manager : – Jimmy Neighbour
Attendance : –  ,

Yannick Kamanan put Tottenham ahead in the 37th minute, but a handling error when Jamie Attwell dropped a cross when he hit the floor, let in Joe Osei-Kuffour to tap in an equaliser. 

In the second half, it took seven minutes for Arsenal to take the lead when Attwell tipped a shot from Osei-Kuffour onto the bar, but the ball bounced down onto Neil Lacy’s knee and past his own keeper to make the score 1-2.  But Tottenham fought back to level with George Snee lobbing a shot over Graham Stack in goal for the Gooners.  Then, as the game seemed to be heading for a draw, fate intervened once more and a cross from Jermaine Pennant was deflected into his own net by Jonathan Partin to give Arsenal an undeserved win with two minutes remaining.

Teams :
Spurs –  Jamie Attwell, Blake Saker, Neil Lacy, Ben Bowditch, Jamie Quilter, Clayton Fortune, Maurizio Consorti, George Snee (Jonaton Partin 88), Yannick Kamanan, Johnnie Jackson, Andrew Burke (Jon Jonsson 70)
Subs not used :   Martin Brennan, Stephen Kelly
Arsenal –   Stack, , , , , , Pennant, , Osei-Kuffour.
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Eight minutes into the game Andrew Douglas put the home team ahead, then five minutes later Omer Riza scored from a narrow angle to double the lead.  On the half hour Paul Canonville fouled John Piercy in the area and the Spurs striker got up to knock in the spot-kick to reduce the arrears.  Tottenham went into the half-time break all square when Wayne Vaughan was alive to a ball that the Arsenal defenders left for each other and tucked it away from four yards out in the 44th minute.

Riza regained the lead for the Gunners in the second half with a flying header and it was only in the last minute that the win was assured when Julian Gray headed in Nando Perna’s cross.  

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –
Subs not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Although Spurs controlled the first fifteen minutes, Arsenal scored against the run of play with goal from the second phase of a free-kick.  They doubled the lead when Spurs played a loose pass on the edge of the box, allowing a shot that beat Alan Marriott.  Tottenham had a couple of headed chances with Wayne Vaughan putting his into the side-netting, while Julian Delicata missed with his attempt.

Backed by a strong wind, Spurs enjoyed quite a few attacks, as Mark Gower went close with a free-kick, then forced a good save from the home keeper, as did Vaughan, as Spurs camped in the Arsenal half.  The breakthrough eventually came when Jamie Evans collected the ball just outside the box and took the ball past two red-shirted defenders before drilling the ball home.  It led to a period of pressure on the home goal, but Tottenham could not force an equaliser.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Subs not used :
Spurs –  Alan Marriott, Luke Young, Darren Davies, Glenn Southgate, Jamie Dormer, John Piercy (Ian Hillier 46), Jamie Evans, Mark Gower, Ryan Spencer, Wayne Vaughan, Julian Delicata
Sub. not used : –   Russell Warrington
Attendance : –  ,

A long range shot gave the home team the lead and after Spurs had made a defensive mistake, it was capitalised on and another goal was scored just before half-time to make it 2-0. 

Playing with a following wind in the second half, Tottenham looked better, making opportunities to score for Ollie Morah, Greg Howell and Anthony Potts, but the failure to convert them cost Spurs as a last minute goal wrapped up the Arsenal win. 

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Ian Walker, Stuart Nethercott, Warren Hackett, Ian Hendon, David Tuttle, Vic Hardwicke, Lee Fulling, Kevin Smith (Ollie Morah 46), Greg Howell, Anthony Potts, Scott Houghton.
Sub. not used :  Neil Young
Attendance : –  ,

Tottenham took the lead in the 38th minute when a through-ball sent Ollie Morah away to out-strip the Arsenal defenders and slide the ball past the visiting keeper.  It became 2-0 a few minutes after, as Kevin Smith robbed the Arsenal centre-half and scored.

When Morah was fouled in the box, a penalty was awarded and Vic Hardwicke stepped up to take the spot-kick, but it was saved, although Steven Bence followed-up to make it 3-0.  Tottenham controlled the match and although Arsenal scored two late consolation goals, the final score-line was not a true reflection of the balance of play. 

Teams :
Spurs –   Ian Walker, Neil Young, Warren Hackett (Del Deanus 50), Neil Smith, Stuart Nethercott, Vic Hardwicke, Mark Hall, Kevin Smith, Ollie Morah, Anthony Potts, Scott-Aaron Houghton (Steven Bence 25).
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

A defensive mix-up between Dave McDonald and Ian Hendon gave Arsenal the opportunity to take a seventh minute lead that their striker took.  Spurs played some good football and drew level before the break.  Peter Garland’s shot came back out off the post, with Matthew Edwards alert to take the loose ball, round a defender and shoot into the net across the keeper.

While Spurs controlled the second half, only one chance went close when Edwards and David Tuttle set up Scott Houghton, but a deflection took his shot wide. 

Teams :
Spurs –   Ian Walker, Dave McDonald, Mark Hall, Ian Hendon, Andy Theodosiou, Carney, Scott-Aaron Houghton, Peter Garland (David Tuttle 55), Neil Smith, Hung Dang (Ollie Morah 65), Matthew Edwards.
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Arsenal were already leading 4-0 at half-time, but Carl Hoddle had to take the gloves after Corder pulled a thigh muscle and the visitors racked up the goals against our stand-in keeper.  Frank Norton got Tottenham’s consolation goal with a cracking volley. 

Teams :
Spurs –   Peter Corder (Terry Pryer), D. Dionisiou, D. Castell, G. Hardwick, Tim O’Shea, Brendan Conroy, Frank Norton, Carl Hoddle, David Howells, Martyn Kidd, M. Jeeto (David Martin)
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Goals from Mark Bowen, Chris Harvey and an own goal from an Arsenal player made Tottenham well worth their point from the match. 

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Hughes, Ian Culverhouse, Paul Baxter, Mark Entwistle, Ian Crook, Mark Bowen, Robert Brace (Allan Cockram), Chris Harvey, Paul Wilkins, Anderson Rollock, Jimmy Bolton
Attendance : –  ,

Despite the pitch being  heavy underfoot because of heavy rain, it was playable and despite the game being even and looking as though it was heading for a goal-less draw, in the final minutes of the game a penalty was awarded against Alex Hamill for handball and it was converted to give the home side the points 

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Paul Allies, Terry Emms, Alex Hamill, Simon Webster, Pat Corbett, Mark Bowen (A. Costello), Chris Harvey, Kevin Dickenson, Jimmy Bolton, John Cooper, Paul Wilkins (M. Wyatt)
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

The game ended 3-3 with Mark Bowen, Chris Harvey and an own goal completing Tottenham’s scoring. 

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Mark Hughes, Ian Culverhouse, Paul Baxter, Mark Entwistle, Ian Crook, Mark Bowen, Robert Brace (Allan Cockram), Chris Harvey, Paul Wilkins, Anderson Rollock, Jimmy Bolton
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Paul Allies, Peter Southey, Alex Hamill, Gerry Reardon, Gary O’Reilly, Mark Falco, Terry Gibson, Joe Simmonds, Kerry Dixon, Garry Brooke, Jimmy Bolton
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

The Spurs midfielder’s first-time shot rasped into the net after Stuart Beavon’s right wing corner in the 35th minute, but the South Londoners levelled through Steve Gatting halfway through the second period.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –   Mark Kendall, Chris Hughton, Gary Anderson, Phil Holyoak, Neil Laws, O’Brien, Micky Hazard, Stuart Beavon, Kevin Stead, Mark Falco (Leo Lisanti), W. Attwell.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs –  S. Letch; Chris Hughton, Gary Anderson, Phil Holyoak (N. Nichols), Terry Boyle; Paul Miller, Micky Hazard, Stuart Beavon, Kevin Stead, Mark Falco, Spence (Toyin Okitikpi)
Subs not used :
Arsenal –  .
Subs not used :
Attendance : –   ,

Goals from Terry Boyle and M. Cleaver were added to by two Stuart Beavon penalties to provide Spurs with a comprehensive win.

Teams :
Spurs –   Nicky Markwick, Roger Wade, M. Cleaver, Terry Boyle, Phil Holyoak, Stuart Beavon, Andy Bradbury, Steve Cavanagh, Kevin Stead, Gary Hyams (O’Brien)
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs – Nicky Markwick, Micky Stead, Andy Keeley, Steve Walford, Roger Wade, Noel Brotherston (J. Arbuckle), Glenn Hoddle, Martin Robinson, Garry Bacon, Gary Hyams (Kieran Barrett)
Arsenal –  .
Subs. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Bobby Scarth and Danny Clapton linked up to make the only goal of the game for Chris Jones in the first half.

Teams :
Spurs –   Ian Cranstone, Roger Gibbins, Gary Anderson, Andy Keeley, Wayne Cegielski, Keith Osgood, Chris McGrath, John Margerrison, Danny Clapton, Chris Jones, Bobby Scarth
Sub. not used :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs : –   Ian Cranstone, Ian Smith, D. Gillett, Chris McGrath, Wayne Cegielski, Roger Gibbins, Chris Jones, John Margerrison, Gary Mabee, Danny Clapton (Ray Alexander), Bobby Scarth.
Arsenal : – .
Attendance : –  ,

Spurs were the most attacking side and if they had converted some of the four clear opportunities they created, they would have won, but the game ended without a goal, as Arsenal failed to trouble Phil Matthews in the Spurs goal.

Teams :
Spurs – Phil Matthews, Les Boughey, Gary Anderson, Keith Osgood, John Field, Chris McGrath, Roger Gibbins, John Margerrison, Gary Mabee, Danny Clapton, Chris Jones
Sub. not used :
Arsenal –  .
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Despite deserving their win, Arsenal’s winning margin was bigger than they deserved.  Three goals up in the early part of the match, Chris McGrath pulled a goal back for Tottenham, but Arsenal scored again straight away to take a 4-1 lead into the half-time break.

Two more goals for the visitors made it 6-1, but Spurs did have chances in the second half, but failed to capitalise on them.

Spurs : –  I. Sachs, Les Boughey, Gary Anderson, John Field, Keith Osgood, Chris McGrath, Roger Gibbins, John Margerrison, Gary Mabee, Danny Clapton, Chris Jones
Arsenal : – 
Attendance : –  ,

Spurs hosted Arsenal at Cheshunt and won their first game in six by a single goal in the South-East Counties Division 1.

With Tottenham fielding a young side for teams at this level, it was Gary Mabee who scored early in the game who became the match-winner, although Spurs relied on goalkeeper Terry Lee on a number of occasions to make good saves.

Spurs : –  Terry Lee, Les Boughey, Eddie Jones, Keith Osgood, Joe Peck, M. Jackson, Gary Mabee, Chris McGrath, Peter Johnson, John Lewis, Danny Clapton
Sub. not used :
Arsenal  –  Horn, Donaldson, Shovelar, Burton, Price (Metcalfe), Davies, Hornsby, Newton, Kennerley, Allen, Williams.
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,
Ref. : – D. H. Lea (Hornchurch)

Teams :
Arsenal  –  .
Sub. not used :
Spurs –  Ward, Les Boughey, Eddie Jones (Danny Clapton), Mike Dillon, Joe Peck, Graeme Souness, Gary Mabee, John Lewis, Ray Clarke, McGrath, Mike Flanagan
Sub. not used :
Attendance : –  ,

Spurs won this South-East Counties Division 1 encounter at London Colney 2-0 with goals from Les Boughey and Mike Flanagan.

Teams :
Arsenal –  .
Spurs –   Ward, M. Jackson, Eddie Jones, Mike Dillon, Joe Peck, Graeme Souness, Danny Clapton, Les Boughey, Peter Johnson, John Lewis, Mike Flanagan
Attendance : –  ,

In difficult playing conditions, both teams did well to produce a competitive game.  In the 32nd minute, Mike Dillon sent a long ball forward from defence, finding the Arsenal back line having difficulty on a hard pitch in trying to slide in to block Wiles’shot as it went into the net.

Spurs controlled the second half and John Oliver and Billy Edwards both headed off target when well placed.  Arsenal keeper Glen Johnson saved well from Phil Holder and Graeme Souness while at the other end Barry Daines was alert to cu tout a dangerous cross from Jimmy de Garis.

Teams : 
Spurs : –  Barry Daines, Bobby Almond, Phil Holder, Mike Dillon, M. Edwards, Graeme Souness, John Oliver, Turner, Ray Clarke, Bobby Wiles, Eddie Jones.
Unused sub. : – Ron Gilson
Arsenal –   Glen Johnson, , , , , , , , Jimmy de Garis.
Attendance : –  ,

Teams :
Spurs –  , , , , , ,
Arsenal –  .
Attendance : –  ,

Barrett scored four of the home team’s goals, while Dennis and Kingsland chipped in with one each.

Teams :
Arsenal –  M. Leigh, G. De’Ath, J. Sanchez, M. Everitt, R. Kingsland, W. Pearce, J. Dennis, Barrett, T. Jones, Bennett (c)
Spurs –  , , , , , , , , ,
Attendance : – ,

Teams :
Arsenal –
Spurs –  P. Shearing, W. Deamer, D. Emson, A. King, A. Hoare, Fred Sharpe, J. White, G. Thomson, M. Paviour, R. King, J. Titt
Attendance : – ,