Eberechi Eze's hat-trick helps Arsenal beat Tottenham 4-1: Key stats
What's the story
Eberechi Eze scored a hat-trick for Arsenal in a crucial North London derby clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Matchday 12 of the Premier League 2025-26 season on Sunday. Eze, who moved to Arsenal from Crystal Palace in the summer, justified his big-money signing. Arsenal raced 6 points clear at the top after crushing Tottenham 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium. Here's more.
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A look at the points table
After 12 matches, Arsenal own 29 points. They picked up their 9th win of the season (D2 L1). The Gunners have now scored the joint-most goals this season alongside Manchester City (24). On the other hand, Tottenham are ninth with 18 points (4 defeats).
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Here are the match stats
The Gunners created three big chances in their 4-1 win. Mikel Arteta's men clocked 17 attempts with 8 shots on target. Spurs had 2 shots on target from three attempts. Arsenal had 27 touches in the opposition box and 57% ball possession.
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Eze makes records with hat-trick
As per Opta, Eze scored the 400th hat-trick in Premier League history. He's the 23rd player to score a hat-trick for Arsenal , with no side having more different hat-trick scorers in the competition. Eze scored the fourth ever hat-trick in competitive meetings between Arsenal and Spurs, after Ted Drake (Arsenal, October 1934), Terry Dyson (Spurs, August 1961) and Alan Sunderland (Arsenal, December 1978).
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First player with a North London derby Premier League hat-trick
Eze is the first player to score a hat-trick in the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham in the Premier League. The last player to score 2-plus goals in a Premier League game for Arsenal against Tottenham was Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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Eze races to 38 Premier League goals
In 157 Premier League matches, Eze now owns 38 goals in addition to making 25 assists. This season, he owns 4 Premier League goals and two assists from 11 matches.
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Key numbers of fellow scorers Trossard and Richarlison
Trossard opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 36th minute. He also assisted Eze's third goal. The former Brighton man has raced to 49 Premier League goals in addition to making 34 assists from 218 appearances. He owns three goals and three assists this season. Tottenham's Richarlison scored his 69th Premier League goal. The former Everton forward has 5 goals this season.
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Eze attains another feat and decoding his match stats
As per Squawka, Eze is the first Englishman to score in his first North London derby in the league for Arsenal since Ian Wright and Kevin Campbell in 1991. The Englishman had 45 touches in the contest with 7 touches in opposition box. He won 6 duels and clocked 4/6 shots on target. He managed 3/3 successful take-ons.
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What happened in the contest?
Trossard opened the scoring for Arsenal in the 36th minute from a lovely through ball from Mikel Merino. Eze doubled the hosts' advantage before the break. He beat two players on the edge of the box before drilling a strike past Gugliemo Vicario. Seconds after half-time, Eze curled a left-footed strike into the bottom corner. Richarlison pulled one back before Eze scored another.