Twitter Reacts as Arsenal Beat Tottenham in North London Derby

Arsenal made the short trip to White Hart Lane on Wednesday to face Tottenham in the first North London derby of the season.

For the Gunners, Kieran Gibbs and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain lined up in a game refereed by Andre Marriner, who mistakenly sent off Gibbs instead of the latter at Chelsea in 2014:

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Nightmare scenario for Andre Marriner with Alex Gibbs & Kieran Oxlade-Chamberlain playing on the same flank

— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceIndy) September 23, 2015"

With high expectations of another cracking derby, the game got off to a slow start:

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You know what I said about always being a cracker... 0-0

— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) September 23, 2015"

Then Arsenal went ahead through a surprise source:

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Spurs 0-1 Arsenal—#Flamini, 26 pic.twitter.com/OoKCQvV6E2

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) September 23, 2015"

If Spurs were going to get back into the game, their most likely opening appeared to be down the left, where Arsenal's right-back was struggling:

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Debuchy's Branislav Ivanovic impression is spot on.

— Daniel Storey (@danielstorey85) September 23, 2015"

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Danny Rose taking Mathieu Debuchy here: http://t.co/sGW5ZWdZqg

— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) September 23, 2015"

For the Gunners, Oxlade-Chamberlain was the standout performer in an unspectacular first half:

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First-time half attack summary: all Ox. More Ox. Always Ox. pic.twitter.com/NiedvMqu53

— Sean Swaby (@seanswaby) September 23, 2015"

After the break, the hosts thought they had levelled through Harry Kane, only for the goal to be chalked off for offside. Some fans weren't convinced:

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Is that lino Claude from Arsenal Fan TV? Bit suspect.

— Nick Miller (@NickMiller79) September 23, 2015"

But they didn't have to wait much longer, as Arsenal defender Calum Chambers diverted the ball into his own net:

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#Tottenham 1-1 #Arsenal (Chambers, OG) pic.twitter.com/Nmrn7mkQtC

— Bleacher Report UK (@br_uk) September 23, 2015"

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Of course this stunt would come back to haunt Arsenal. pic.twitter.com/fGeEmp2ypw

— Sean Swaby (@seanswaby) September 23, 2015"

Like Mathieu Debuchy, Chambers was struggling a touch:

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Imagine Eric Dier, if he lost his tackling ability, his physical presence, and his outstanding defending. That's Callum Chambers.

— Simply Spurs (@Simply_Spurs) September 23, 2015"

However, that source may be biased.

Spurs pressed for a winner, but were left in shock when goal machine Mathieu Flamini hit a stunning first-time volley past Michel Vorm.

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GOAL! FLAMINI AGAIN! THE WORLD HAS GONE INSANE!

— Paddy Power (@paddypower) September 23, 2015"

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Lols when Flamini takes off his mask and it was Bergkamp all along

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) September 23, 2015"

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🔥🔥🔥ini

— Matthew Stanger (@MatthewStanger) September 23, 2015"

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Flamini: "Tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be...Thierry Henry." #THFCvAFC

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) September 23, 2015"

Arsenal held on for a welcome win over their local rivals. Who needs strikers anyway?

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Wenger: "We have solutions upfront" pic.twitter.com/VHgs2TDgdL

— Chris Wheatley (@GoonerTalk) September 23, 2015"

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Mathieu Flamini is Arsenal’s co-leading scorer this season. What a time to be alive.

— Michael Cummings (@MiguelCominguez) September 23, 2015"

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