Recapping Arsenal vs. Tottenham & Making Premier League Predictions | ESPN FC

Recapping Arsenal vs. Tottenham & Making Premier League Predictions | ESPN FC
Mario Melchiot, Craig Burley and Shaka Hislop join Dan Thomas on ESPN FC to recap Arsenal's 3-2 win over Tottenham in Premier League play.
0:00 Mario Melchiot's thoughts
3:55 Burley weighs in
7:51 Title odds
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[@jordsmords]

'spurs should not allow 3 goals' brilliant analysis

[@gooner72]

Mario........ mate........ just because there was contact between 2 players in the box, it doesn't mean its an automatic penalty. Its a contact sport for Christ's sake.......

[@Arazorblade]

I was really disappointed with Craig not present on match day to analyse the Arsenal Tottenham game. It’s good that ESPN did a second bit on the game with Craig.

[@23293]

facts, hes carrying espn😆😆😆

[@rex826]

It should always be Craig and Stevie reacting day of

[@Nicholas_Jackson_is_not_22]

He only works when united lose. The last time we drew a game they brought steve in on his day off.

[@fairdealcarpalace]

Ali and shaka Are so disappointing as a pair So boring

[@awesome1ru]

Lmao a Craig fan 😂

[@Deadpool1322]

Not even an arsenal fan, I'd just like to hear what Shaka will say if arsenal wins the league

[@TheDjSweets]

The man can’t stop lying. Imagine what it’s like in his family home. They must all call him a liar behind his back in that house

[@onelove7252]

He is bozo pundit.

[@stevesalkas9128]

Can we check the table there's a mistake during the season I'm sure 😅

[@emmanuelginikanwa283]

​@@TheDjSweets lying against who and about what?

[@barugambireismailismail1688]

He was like Liverpool stars are back and they will win the trophy

[@evangelinewangari1124]

Tottenham vs City Man Utd vs Arsenal Title defining games

[@dreadybunks3411]

Kulu initiated contact , his foot came in contact with Trossard who was just running behind him …. No foul , no penalty

[@AlvenmodFoto]

Exactly, you can't penalize players for simply running, Trossard did nothing to initiate contact.

[@AK47_.]

I don't even think Kulu even tried to buy a pen, it was Maddison. Not enough for a pen either way, and in doing that Saka, utilised the space and scored and I'm a spurs fan... BTW.

[@HumanBeingsRThinkingBeings]

- VARsenal FA-VARed against Spurs - Spurs denied Pen,Saka scores other end - PL FA-VARing VARsenal to stop City domination,no?😂

[@user-tb3vg1dy8d]

So same thing as Saka vs Neuer?!! 😂😂 You lot are incorrigible. When it goes against you you cry and cry. When it is in your favor though… no foul no penalty It’s good to know that City hold their own destiny in their own hands.. We saw how the past 3 seasons that played out😂😂 Arsenal ZERO TROPHIES this season …. Again… 😂😂

[@zohaibshinwari9481]

​@@user-tb3vg1dy8dwhat shitty team do yoi support nitty? 🤡

[@alphapeters3474]

Reya got them back in the game please

[@onelove7252]

He destroyed all Arsenal game.

[@antoinedoinell]

Arsenal controlled that game. High line exposed. Set piece deficiency exposed. Sure have the ball, and do something. Nothing.

[@ifldiscovery8500]

Arsenal cgeated and robbed Suprs. Keep it real.

[@lukejones2674]

What was the cheat? Like VAR doesn't choose if the player is offside.. and Kulu isn't a pen, he doesn't even appeal only Maddison does.. You missed your best chances and until Raya madness you wasn't in the second half.. I genuinely thought you played well in the first half on the ball.. just poor off it​@@ifldiscovery8500

[@ProskiPlays]

Play to the other teams weakness? Sure. Controlled? Get out of here. Had Spurs put away many of their chances it could have been a diff story

[@isakjoseph747]

Lies

[@Dropkickurteacher]

Neither of those were exposed. Its known that sitting back can stop our high line, and its also known that we're bad at defending set pieces.

[@Taecoconut]

love Mario! He’s always the voice of reason 😊

[@edmondomlau]

when Nauer stopped Saka two weeks ago, it is not a penalty.

[@edmondomlau]

when Nauer stopped Saka two weeks ago, it is not a penalty. They are hypocrite!!!!

[@rebeccahabosedeogundiran2554]

Mario is still hurting from 5:0 trashing of his team so not surprised that his views are against Arsenal😂😂😂

[@rakkowakko4921]

City is just boring. No excitement to watch them play. As a football fan, would like another team to actually win the title.

[@mrky1977]

​@curtisstephens2097 sounds like Ur panties are In a twist

[@northbridge23]

You don’t find Arsenal’s constant mugging of goalkeepers boring. De Bruyne and Foden are sooo boring aren’t they! Give me a break.

[@emmanuelginikanwa283]

​@@northbridge23 huh? Geez!! Sentiments overload

[@truenoae8689]

No lol, if you know anything about football you know they're brilliant to watch. You just find it boring how they always win

[@zorashki]

I don't want City to win it either, but to say they play boring football you most not watch their games... KDB is insane and Fodan is nuts.. they play amazingly best footballing so far... But ya it's boring to watch them win year after year.

[@malik7235]

Highlighting Arteta coming from Everton? What does that has to do with being efficient in set pieces? 😂 He also played for Arsenal, was part of the La Masia and assisted Pep at Man City.

[@Afthab17]

You don't seem to watch the prem much if you have to question that. Everton is a very physical team that always focussed a lot of set pieces

[@malik7235]

@@Afthab17 Oh my days…..Yeah Arteta came from Dyche’s Everton a couple of months ago. He played under Moyes with Everton. Again nothing to do with being efficient in set pieces. Arteta gives attention to details regardless of corners, goal kicks or throw ins and that doesn’t have to do with playing for Everton specifically almost a decade ago.

[@virupakshawalla5734]

He played at Rangers was hos career highlight tbf.

[@StuTheDon17]

Also played for Rangers and PSG

[@ralphshegs3966]

Imagine arsenal winning these amount of games in 2024 and still won’t be enough to win the league… city are just something else

[@sylvesterdzimiri3266]

🤣they are something right 115

[@23293]

yes, but we have ourselves to blame, we should have fielded a stronger side vs aston villa and played better

[@thedawgfc1]

​@@23293you can't think like that in a title race win the next 3 games and pray that's all we can do.

[@drty8765-ef1fd]

@@23293 It's not over

[@Lioness_UTV]

​@@23293 and/or taken the game to City vs being so defensive and careful.

[@user-oj4xp2lh4d]

It was only close because of the goalkeeping error. Prior to that Arsenal were generally in control.+-

[@micahiah2]

Did you noticed how Odegaard kept telling the team to calm down after each goal?

[@ih8mcfly]

At least they have taken Liverpool out of the equation

[@RoCoReacts]

Funny... I remember when Wenger teams us to dominate games but not win and wenger use to get ridiculed... But all of a sudden Spurs weren't that bad. They offered nothing for majority of the game even with all that possession.

[@truenoae8689]

False, they had a goal wrongly disallowed which was not offside, Romero hit the post, they had chances all game etc. arsenal were lucky to get a win

[@RoCoReacts]

@@truenoae8689 you lose all credibility with the first sentence.

[@aboubakarmansare7021]

​@truenoae8689 Lucky to get a win, where was all the spurs fans at when Liverpool's goal was chocked of by VAR??

[@tomgolab3958]

@@truenoae8689 We got lucky to win? Your two goals were given to you, Raya messed up and Rice caused a pen.

[@truenoae8689]

@@RoCoReacts tomiyasu moved to block the ball, it you knew the offside law you'd know that the opponent deliberately playing it nullifies the offside

[@awrogers3013]

They held on….no conclusions

[@quantado9411]

Who was producer? Yesterday why is espn always inconsistent.

[@rakkowakko4921]

Don’t let it distract from the fact that Arsenal and Liverpool had lost points from unfair decisions, but City hasn’t.

[@Pranjalchoudhary100]

Some people can never stop crying 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@navdeepsinghchauhan7607]

Wait for it Spurs can hold city they have on various occasions past seasons

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@navdeepsinghchauhan7607 they are fiel,ding academy players watch.

[@SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb]

😂😂😂😂😂😂joke

[@truenoae8689]

False, City vs Spurs game says otherwise. Grealish through on goal at the end with the score level but not given advantage

[@znhait]

For the next two games, City have no midweek game, which is huge. And with everyone back fit, I don’t think they’ll drop points.

[@onelove7252]

They will.

[@truenoae8689]

​@@onelove7252we will see. history indicates they will not drop points

[@mezzala1014]

@@onelove7252but Arsenal won’t?? 😂

[@jontellie]

@@onelove7252champions again ole ole

[@midamakin]

@@onelove7252 .... In your dreams

[@Denchanter]

Pundits think that they know what spurs are doing in training 😂

[@edmondomlau]

when Nauer stopped Saka two weeks ago, it is not a penalty. They are hypocrite!!!!!

[@harveyfuqua6633]

Saka dived/ jumped 😅😅😅

[@user-ss1fj1hu8d]

Arsenal scored 3 clear goals against Spurs but Arsenal gifted Spurs their goals. Even though Spurs played well, they could not have scored any goal. The defense of Arsenal is fantastic

[@virupakshawalla5734]

He ran in front of Trossard and didn't have the ball. So he actually ran in front and initiated contact. He didn't clip him he clipped Trossard with his heel. If he has ball its different.

[@leonfearon1]

It's funny how Ange is getting praised for trying to play out from the back at the start of his stint with Tottenham when Arteta was ridiculed for it at the start of his stint.

[@Drefo87]

How comes nobody is talking about Havertz wrongly ruled offside goal. 1:53

[@dubemogbogu8110]

That was a clear goal. Odegarrd was onside. The VAR line wasn't drawn.

[@irishgooooner5928]

Odegardd was a mile offside u must be blind lad😂

[@iancameron3799]

Because Arsenal won so that goal doesn’t matter that much. If City closed down goal difference, it would be bigger 😂😂

[@ps5andstuffhere]

Odegaard was offside

[@FredEmberg4444]

Arsenal would be mid-table in La Liga given their lack of flair and creativity. And defenders would easily figure Saka's one trick: Cut inside from right and shoot on left foot. Boring, not skillful and Vini Jnr does it way better, and does so much more,

[@wandi2925]

The tiny Tots were not a threat at all when they scored both goals. The goals came purely as individual player mistakes.

[@nicholasbaldwin4897]

No reviews on city?

[@benjamindadzie9657]

No fans to watch 😂😂😂

[@v3nom842]

​@@benjamindadzie9657hahahaha😂😂😂

[@AmiKay-ud4jo]

he was Infront of Trossard, it that happen anywhere in the pitch, he will call it.

[@leonfearon1]

They're saying Tottenham got back in the game like it wasn't gifted to them 😂

[@amirhodzic4935]

Some ex chelsea players comments is bizarre

[@ghostoftheyoutubefuture2630]

Melchiot been spending too much time in those Holland coffee shops, it was never a pen 🤣🤣🤣

[@bsmith6646]

Shaka is such a weapon 😂

[@lukelocks9083]

It was a cracker of a derby! TOTT had enough chances for this to end in a draw, though that includes 2 absolute gifts from Arsenal. One thing that I saw was the blistering pace of their CB, VDV, he outpaced the jet heeled Martinelli on a sprint,. No wonder he recently broke the PL sprint speed record, recorded in a game.

[@SiyaDladla]

Without Craig ESPN fc is Nothing

[@Danifedi]

I sense salt on Mario

[@adrance]

The ref/VAR should have called a foul on White. He didnt just stand in the keepers way as Mario describes it. White pushes him behind the goal line. Missed call imo

[@JackJones-jn4oq]

This happens every single premier league match every single team has a player or sometimes 2 players around the gk to make the gk feel uncomfortable

[@caldeprince1317]

On that day 😎 Tottenham 2-2 Mancity 🤷‍♂️

[@jontellie]

Why argue with an Arsenal fan when you can just wait.

[@leonfearon1]

I dont want Shaka backing Arsenal

[@harveyfuqua6633]

Ange's utterances are more disappointing than the loss itself.

[@jomo6239]

Sounds like people are disappointed Spurs lost😂😂😂

[@donaldlaso9955]

It’s a 4D chess bro u don’t understand

[@fixaffairs3491]

It won’t have been a foul in the middle of the park he stumbled and laid off the ball. The game would have continued

[@DRIVER-SEBVET]

Poor Mario really wanted Spurs to beat the arsenal, shame he almost cried 😂😂😂😂

[@johnaboshi8970]

I think wolves will take a point from Manchester city game

[@MAYBE673]

I have a sneaky suspicion that arsenal will clinch this title. Man city look like they will drop points somewhere, especially with CL games around. They looked vulnerable in most games recently.

[@o.f.m8265]

What CL games ?

[@yaboydolphin]

moron. they don't have CL

[@goL1cc]

Fake fans at it again :)

[@jaideeppatel7080]

Arsenal scored all 5 goals

[@rudymurillo4844]

false! Hojberg chipped in with Arsenal's first goal

[@rakibulislamhridoy3415]

Spurs is about giving a competition

[@user-un1ox4ih5n]

City not playing well yet about to get over the line. Crazy. What are other clubs doing.

[@ezraezra2928]

Arsenal must win against disorganized Manchester United at the Old Trafford! If they failed to do so while City won the remaining games, it's over for Arteta. But City has to play against Spurs in London, where they had pretty awful record away in the Premier League.

[@alvinjagolla5160]

I mean tbf arsenal has lost points from unfair decisions too

[@andrew_l1900]

Craig basically saying no foul as there was no intent……. Ummm that’s not how the rules work buddy, I guess I shouldn’t expect more from an espn “analyst” 😂

[@vincentodong7904]

Very minimal contact, unintentional and also not every foul in the box is a pen.

[@0xbbc22]

Err lol? Kulu literally ran past a jogging trossard and tripped himself and u want a penalty for that, really?

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@vincentodong7904 does not matter the contact is what counts.

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@0xbbc22 Trossard tripped Kuluseivski watch the clup again. This sproves that Arsenal will lose at Old Trafford.

[@onelove7252]

Deluded fans and pundit blowing. Kulu said no penalty.

[@jayjoseph9100]

City’s remaining games are all tough,absolute spoilers especially how they play this season,I think the title is Arsenal’s to lose..

[@ifldiscovery8500]

City games are easy not a single tough fixture accpet Spurs.

[@Red-Eyez420gaming]

So that was 7mins pretty much all about spurs...OK then

[@jordandavis3867]

The league is done. I try not to think about it but that Aston Villa game was our chance. If we won that and just kept winning our remaining games the title would have been in our hands but Arteta decided to mess up the lineup in such a crucial game. I can't be 🤬🤬🤬 assed.

[@hzskillz1721]

That Villa game still gives me nightmares, still can't believe Ollie Watkins treated David Raya like the Gremlin.

[@TheDjSweets]

Yeah that’s all we had to do and looks so easy to go unbeaten too. Why isn’t every team doing this🤔

[@samuelakpan103]

Exactly. Losing against Aston Villa was the day Man city won the league. City won’t drop points. Arteta messed up the line up and gave the league to city.

[@shobudski6776]

The Westham and Fulham loses in December did Arsenal in. The Villa game wouldn’t have mattered if Arsenal won those games

[@dinoceman9663]

There’s no way city is dropping it ..

[@akeembuchanan8180]

😂😂😂 I'll be sure to revisit this post

[@drty8765-ef1fd]

Tottenham says hi

[@Lioness_UTV]

Just need an heroic two draws or one little loss. Wolve, Fulham and Spurs are not easy matches...

[@GIBBO4182]

The Spurs game is their toughest, but Spurs will probably have nothing left to play for by the time they play each other, so I expect Man City to beat them

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@Lioness_UTV Wolves Fulham are easiest matches. In fact City will catch up and surpass Arsenal goal diffrence in those games.

[@legendaltair2733]

City won't loose any more game. The best Arsenal can do is push them till last game.. City won't crumble under any pressure.. It's not how they are built.. They just blow away all teams.. Only team that can atleast earn a draw will be spurs. Since spurs only ambition is to stop Arsenal rather than winning top 4 so they are going to field reserves against Man city

[@alvinjagolla5160]

Spurs is trying to qualify for ucl so I think spurs vs city will be tough

[@legendaltair2733]

@@alvinjagolla5160 they don't have ambition

[@emmaorusachima4160]

Kulusevski fell because he has decided to, it took him so much time to fall, that is not natural. 😂

[@ojo1979]

he was going away from goal, no penalty

[@righthonourablezeus3828]

No Man utd??

[@Sidewaycrab]

When arsenal use to crumble in games the talk was they have a soft under belly I wonder what kinda belly spurs have ?

[@gabrielborba1546]

Kulusevski loves to dive, all the time he throws itself on the floor

[@Lioness_UTV]

This time trying to stay on his feet went against him 🙄

[@michaeloherlihy2418]

Man U could draw against arsenal , it not impossible 😊

[@niyiashaolu3874]

Spurs looked good BECAUSE Arsenal allowed them the ball. Arsenal gave up possession to play Spurs at their own game. That was tactical genius from Arteta. Arsenal played the exact game they wanted to in the first half. If Raya had not given them the gift, we'd have won by much more than 3. Spurs had the ball and did absolutely NOTHING with it, so how well did they REALLY play?

[@bungbang9610]

They didn't do nothing arsenal give them 2 goals

[@iancameron3799]

Shaka: “City isn’t playing well” Also Shaka: “City is unbeaten in last 19” 😂😂😂

[@MCFCTheMadHatter]

You realize both are can be true. And given how City have been playing all season (not just 19 games) City’s performances across the season have been poor relative to oreviiis seasons.

[@haquyen219]

True

[@SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb]

​@MCFCTheMadHattdeler Nah they haven't been they best man city but they not poor

[@MCFCTheMadHatter]

@@SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gb Poor performances relative to previous seasons on the pitch and not the outcomes of each game

[@pascal2844]

​@@SiyabongaSibiya-pj9gbThey were poor vs Forest

[@dantom04]

Mario is anti Arsenal.. how can that be a penalty.. the spurs player initiate the contact by kicking his leg backward aa he lost his footing....Definitely not a penalty

[@Lioness_UTV]

Not sure this is right, both players were moving away from each other, neither looking, it was an unintended clip.

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@Lioness_UTV but clip nonetheless. Rules don;t care about intentions, only the objective facts.

[@spoilbrattprudaksinz1820]

​@@ifldiscovery8500no one told him to run another 2 meters before falling and he also didn't even appeal for the Panelty what type of honest footballer is this😂

[@James-st9uu]

Hes an ex chelsea player what do you expect. Henry pissed past him many times

[@otuefiom5730]

He is a former Chelsea player. What do you expect.

[@Seiswhite]

Of course Mario thinks it was a penalty! His beloved Chelsea are not even a shell of who they used to be

[@fidelsparks-offc7177]

Arsenal win a game and still don’t get enough credit. Is it that the whole world loathes ARSENAL??

[@tomgolab3958]

Where is The salty FRANK who predicted Gunners defeat?

[@drty8765-ef1fd]

I won't be surprised if city drop points and we win the league.

[@hzskillz1721]

I won't be surprised if they don't

[@drty8765-ef1fd]

@@hzskillz1721 You will against Fulham and Spurs

[@ifldiscovery8500]

@@drty8765-ef1fd Fulham and Spurs are trash.

[@MarkanVaran7]

@@drty8765-ef1fd city will not drop points and I could see arsenal dropping

[@drty8765-ef1fd]

@@MarkanVaran7 No chance we aren't dropping points

[@micowilliams9084]

Referee cheated Tottenham Hotspur

[@user-fp1sp1cr8n]

Nobody cares about performances at this stage Shaka.

[@surreal_travel]

Craig burley is a closet Arsenal fan

[@xmajjar321]

this mario is clueless; and saying that they should have known because of everton?? really mario? when i chocked yesterday while eating nuts, i should hve know because of the soda i drank 20 years ago

[@neilclimby9706]

Mario, you are simply blind !!! You as a pundit must be sensible you know who plays better this season and not the past seasons !

[@jomo6239]

Spurs are where they are because United and Chelsea have been sh*t, not cause of Ange ball😂😂😂😂

[@FootballKing-hl4vi]

This doesn't change the fact that Mbappe will win the UCL with PSG and beat Madrid in the final.

[@onlythetruth596]

Blah blah blah, Melchiot is incapable of speaking objectively about a football match. Watch the viewings go down!

[@Triple_X_X]

Don't let this distract you from the fact that Valencia has been to 2 successive UCL finals and won 1 Europa league more than Arsenal.. Wanted to put it out there, just in case .. Adios ✌️

[@tastyf1974]

Arsenal have been in 5 european finals you melt, 1 cl, 2 uefa cup, 2 cup winners cup

[@FredEmberg4444]

Yep. Arsenal would be mid-table in La Liga given their lack of flair and creativity. And defenders would easily figure Saka's one trick: Cut inside from right and shoot on left foot. Boring, not skillful and Vini Jnr does it way better, and does so much more,

[@benjamindadzie9657]

​@@FredEmberg4444n how many goals n assists from vini bcx that's his duty not showboating.. bs

[@Y-hf1ir]

And it doesn't change the fact that Valencia and Arsenal are real football clubs with loyal fan base and no cheating charges in their entire history unlike a clown plastic club man city with no history and plastic fans ❤

[@nathross213]

Bore off m8 no one cares about a 2 team league

[@MYTHkaz876]

City will win it, worse because Arsenal will drop points when they come to Old Trafford

[@obioraokoye4377]

Doesn't matter what happens in the prem, given that a certain Ligue club is in the UCL semis and no prem team is. A league that has met it's expiration date.🤣🤣🤣

[@AlexGarciaSD]

Based on what? What happens to you theory if PSG gets knocked out?

[@user-ub2tp1jn4u]

Premier league championship pays a bigger prize.. ha ha ha LMFAO

[@antoinedoinell]

Prepare yourself for disappointment.

[@Triple_X_X]

​That's why a salary cap has been put in place.. Players were coming there becuz of money anyways.. You'll fall back to 3rd best league when the salary cap takes place 😂​@@user-ub2tp1jn4u

[@marc.the.red1987]

We have more people watch darts than your league. . Yours really is the worst league in world

[@java2894]

All that’s celebrating still no league

[@JamesKeys570]

We were robbed by the stupid Gooners what should have not had a goal and we should've had a pen

[@user-zy6my5up7x]

I hate this channel they are quite annoying for premier league. They should stick to lalilga

[@Triple_X_X]

If you had looked closely, you'd have seen the ref coming out with Arsenal's shirt underneath in the 2nd half

[@ccarrick]

Boo hoo 😂

[@Arazorblade]

Cry more and collect your tears. You can use it to get drawn.

[@jinxfifa8039]

Cry more 😂😂

[@hkmarhk]

Cry more 😂😂😂

[@Triple_X_X]

Ben White with a new corner strategy Arsenal with a new prem-winning strategy-handing brown envelopes to refs

[@jinxfifa8039]

Keep crying we love it 😂

[@beavonbarnabas327]

Are you this bitter

[@stevesalkas9128]

👩‍🔧

[@edmondomlau]

when Nauer stopped Saka two weeks ago, it is not a penalty. They said!!!!!! Hypocrite!!!

[@paulaloysius417]

It gets to a point where you just don't bother listening to these people anymore you would never know Arsenal won that game and all you heard what Spurs could have done😂😂