Eberechi Eze scored a hat-trick as Arsenal thrashed north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Spurs boss Thomas Frank picked a five-man defence but his side could not contain the league leaders as Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for an utterly dominant Arsenal in the 36th minute.
Eze, who almost joined Spurs in the summer, doubled the hosts’ advantage before the break, drilling a strike past Gugliemo Vicario.
Arsenal extended their advantage 23 seconds into the second half, when Eze curled a left-footed strike into the bottom corner before Richarlison pulled a goal back for the visitors by lifting the ball over David Raya from about 40 yards out.
Eze added completed his first senior hat-trick – with another brilliant finish past Vicario in the 76th minute.
Arsenal’s six-point lead at the top of the table is their biggest at this stage of any Premier League campaign. They are looking to win the title for the first time since 2004 and three second-place finishes in succession
