Published: 07:00, 23 February 2026 | Updated: 07:00, 23 February 2026

Another north London derby, another Arsenal win. The 4-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – courtesy of a brace from Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze – was their fifth triumph in a row in the fixture. And few have felt more consequential, with this one restoring a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League – and leaving Spurs deep in a relegation fight…

The doubts surrounding Viktor Gyokeres have been unrelenting for some time.

It’s a topic which Mikel Arteta finds himself returning to every few weeks, despite the Swede’s eight Premier League goals before Arsenal’s visit to Tottenham.

Goals haven’t necessarily been the issue – it has been his overall play, and tendency to go missing in games.

Given the frontline can sometimes seem so reliant on Bukayo Saka, it is a big help if Arsenal’s No9 is fully firing. That was certainly the case here.

Gyokeres got himself involved immediately, and had a shot on seven minutes whistle just wide of the post.

Viktor Gyokeres finishes clinically for...