Eze hurts Tottenham again to reignite Arsenal’s title hopes with 4-1 win

Gyokeres and Eze both score braces as Arsenal win North London football derby to move five points clear at top of the table.Published On 22 Feb 2026Eberechi Eze has reignited Arsenal’s title ambitions in English football’s Premier League by being the scourge of Tottenham once again.Three months after scoring a hat-trick against Spurs, the England midfielder netted two more goals against Arsenal’s fiercest rival in a 4-1 away win on Sunday. Viktor Gyokeres also scored twice for the leaders.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UEFA and FIFA may get a red card at the ICC for ignoring Israeli violationslist 2 of 4LAFC shut out Messi, Inter Miami in MLS season openerlist 3 of 4Senegal football federation denounces verdict in Morocco against fanslist 4 of 4Real Madrid send ‘all available’ Vinicius evidence to UEFA in racism rowend of listEze came close to joining Tottenham in the summer, only for Arsenal – his boyhood club – to swoop in and sign him instead for a reported 60 million pounds ($80m). Spurs are suffering even more now – his only goals since the start of November have come against them.Arsenal rebounded after two straight draws that have let second-place Manchester City back in the title race.The Gunners regained their five-point lead, but City has a game in hand and still has to host Mikel Arteta’s team in the league in mid-April. They also meet in the English 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 tenures at previous clubs.Not this time, though. Tottenham did equalise two minutes after conceding the opener to Eze when Randal Kolo Muani dispossessed Declan Rice and drilled home a finish for 1-1 in the 34th minute.Gyokeres made it 2-1 with a shot from the edge of the area in the 47th, and Eze stretched the lead in the 61st with a rebound after Bukayo Saka’s shot was saved. Gyokeres scored again in stoppage time.Arsenal have 10 league games remaining in their bid for a first top-flight title since 2004.