Spurs beats Arsenal in north London derby

LONDON: Tottenham yesterday edged out Arsenal 21 while Wolves beat Everton 30, Aston Villa downed Crystal Palace 20 and Bournemouth defeated Leicester City 41.

English Premier League strugglers Aston Villa and Bournemouth grabbed lifelines with crucial wins to boost their survival hopes.

Trezeguet scored both goals either side of halftime to ensure Villa beat Crystal Palace 20 before Bournemouth completed a 41 comeback against 10man Leicester City, Dominic Solanke scoring twice.

Both teams now have 30 points, four adrift from safety.

Bournemouth is 18th and Villa 19th by order of goal difference.

At the top end of the table,

Wolverhampton Wanderers moved back to sixth after a 30 victory over Everton.

In the north London derby, Tottenham's Toby Alderweireld headed in an 81stminute winner to snatch three points with a 21 win.

Arsenal striker Alexandre

Lacazette and Spurs' Son Heungmin traded firsthalf goals but Alderweireld's decider allowed Tottenham to overtake the Gunners in eighth on 52 points.

Fourthplaced Leicester was leading 10 at halftime after Jamie Vardy extended his leagueleading goal tally to 23.

However, the side crumbled from the 66th minute.

Junior Stanislas brought the sides level from the penalty spot after Callum Wilson was fouled in the box by Wilfried Ndidi.

On Bournemouth's next attack, Solanke slipped in his first goal and Leicester immediately lost

Caglar Soyuncu after the Turkey international took his frustrations out on Wilson.

Soyuncu pushed the striker into the net after Solanke scored and appeared to kick his opponent while he was on the floor.

Two more Bournemouth goals came in the last 10 minutes as Leicester defender Jonny Evans scored an own goal and Solanke collected his second to round off a remarkable turnaround victory. — AAP