The north London derby took centre stage in the Premier League today as title-chasing Arsenal took on bitter rivals Tottenham in an important fixture for both sides. The Gunners saw their lead at the top of the table cut yesterday, but opened up a six ...

Eberechi Eze became just the fourth player in the history of the North London Derby to score a hattrick in this storied fixture as Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 on Sunday to go six points clear atop the Premier League table.

Eze’s hat trick was just the fourth ever in a North London Derby and the first in a Premier League NLD. Ted Drake scored one for Arsenal in 1934, Terry Dyson for Spurs in 1961, and Alan Sunderland for Arsenal in 1978. It took Ebere Eze one (1) NLD to do what neither Harry Kane nor Son Heung-min could do — score a North London Derby hat trick.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank insists he will get things right at the North London club but that will only happen if everyone is pulling in the same direction.

Former Arsenal player, Paul Merson has made his predictions for the Premier League fixtures taking place this weekend. Newcastle United will clash with

Everton aim to continue advancing up the Premier League table when they host league leaders Arsenal on Saturday evening. BBC Sport examines some of the themes surrounding this game. Everton have suffered six league defeats this season and five of those have come against sides competing in the Champions League.

SUNDERLAND have beaten bitter rivals Newcastle 1-0 to claim the bragging rights in the Tyne-Wear derby. Meanwhile, Tottenham were thrashed 3-0 at Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa came from behind

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing the Inter Milan midfielder Davide Frattesi. The 26-year-old has struggled for regular opportunities at the Italian club, and he needs to move in January to get his career back on track.