Eventful derby day settled by penalty

Alexandre Lacazette fired Arsenal to north London Premier League derby victory from the penalty spot as 10-man Tottenham succumbed despite Erik Lamela’s outrageous opener.

Lacazette, captaining the Gunners after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had been withdrawn from the team following a breach of pre-match protocols, converted a 64th-minute spot-kick to secure a 2-1 fightback win.

Emile Smith Rowe was unfortunate not to open his league account when his 16th-minute effort came back off the crossbar, and substitute Lamela, on for the injured Son Heungmin, took full advantage with an audacious rabona finish from Lucas Moura’s lay-off 12 minutes before the break.

Full-back Cedric Soares saw his 37th-minute piledriver crash against the upright as the Gunners responded, but they were back in it with a minute of the first half left when Martin Odegaard’s shot clipped Toby Alderweireld and eluded Hugo Lloris.

Lacazette put the home side ahead from the spot after being felled by Davinson Sanchez’s untidy challenge before Lamela was dismissed for a second bookable offence.

Harry Kane had a late header ruled out for offside and then rattled a post with an 89th-minute free-kick in a tense conclusion.

● Manchester United returned to second place after beating West Ham 1-0 in the late kick-off with a Craig Dawson own goal.

Dawson inadvertently headed past Lukasz Fabianski in the 53rd minute at Old Trafford after Scott McTominay had touched on Bruno Fernandes’ corner.

Fabianski produced a fine save in the first half to tip a shot on to the post from Mason Greenwood, who also hit the woodwork with a 77th-minute strike.

The result saw United regain second spot having been temporarily usurped by Leicester, who continued their push for a Champions League place with a 5-0 win over Sheffield United.

The Foxes had to wait until six minutes before the break to force their way in front when Kelechi Iheanacho tapped in his third goal in as many games.

Ayoze Perez extended City’s lead with a fine 64th-minute finish and Iheanacho completed his hat-trick.

Ethan Ampadu turned Jamie Vardy’s 80th-minute shot into his own net to nudge bottom-of-the-table United – who had confirmed Chris Wilder’s departure on Saturday – ever closer to relegation.

● Leandro Trossard’s third goal of the season dragged Brighton three points clear of the relegation zone courtesy of a 2-1 win at Southampton.

Lewis Dunk put the visitors ahead in the 16th-minute but Che Adams volleyed the Saints level within 11 minutes.

Trossard restored the Seagulls’ lead 11 minutes after the restart, in the process perfectly setting up a relegation six-pointer showdown with Newcastle on the south coast at the weekend.

● Leaders Manchester City remain 14 points clear after a comfortable 3-0 victory over Fulham.

John Stones and Gabriel Jesus put City two up before Sergio Aguero netted for the first time since December from the penalty spot.

Burnley took another step towards safety with an impressive 2-1 victory at Goodison Park that dented Everton’s top-four hopes while Chelsea extended their unbeaten league run to 10 matches in a goalless draw at Leeds.

Luka Milivojevic’s firsthalf penalty helped Crystal Palace take another step to safety with a 1-0 win over struggling West Brom.

OUTRAGEOUS GOAL: Erik Lamela’s rabona put Spurs ahead against Arsenal, but the Argentinian was later sent off.