Tottenham slumped to their sixth defeat in their last nine Premier League games as Arsenal came from behind for a 2-1 north London derby victory on Wednesday.

ARSENAL 2-1 TOTTENHAM – Highlights, recap & analysis

Arsenal’s first goal will likely leave Ange Postecoglou, his players and Tottenham fans frustrated as the Gunners were incorrectly awarded a corner kick after the ball came off Leandro Trossard after Pedro Porro blocked his cross. Gabriel Magalhaes (via Dominic Solanke’s deflection and own goal) scored from the ensuing set piece and left Spurs deflated following another unlucky break in a season full of them. Trossard scored four minutes later and Arsenal could have added a few more before the full-time whistle if not for new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky making a couple of big saves in the second half.

“Nowhere near good enough, especially in the first half. We were too passive. We let Arsenal dictate the game. Second half was a little better, but nowhere near good enough. Not acceptable.”

“Ultimately the responsibility lies with me and how I prepare the players. I’m more interested in how we play and we were not anywhere near the levels today.”

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“Of course they [defeats] hurt me. Not acceptable. Too many losses this year. Too many games getting away from us. It needs to stop. No other way of looking at it. If you give up now, there’s no point. Right now we have a big game against Everton this weekend. That’s our focus.”