According to Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, this was the day fair play died in English football. The game was played with such pace and there was no telling which way it would go. Tottenham mounted pressure and diffrent waves of attack came and went by. Tottenham teenage sensation seemed a threat down the right wing, causing Flamini and attimes Senderos loads of trouble. But the best chance of the half fell to Michael Carrick after a mazy run into the Arsenal box and turning Jens Lehmann placed his shot into the side netting.
The game came alive in the second half, and then in the 66th minute it happened. As Emmanuel Eboue and Gilberto bumped into each other, Wenger was convinced that the ball should have been put out of play to allow treatment for the 'injured' parties. Carrick stopped at the sight of two injured players rolling around next to him, but then he decided to carry on, urged to do so by the referee who checked on the health of both Arsenal players. Rolling the ball to Edgar Davids who supplied Robbie Keane with a pass to open the scoring, it was the cue for all hell to break loose. Wenger, for once, lost his temper in spectacular fashion, squaring up to Jol and screaming abuse at him. However, by the time the game was sent into a whirlwind of controversy, Thierry Henry had arrived into the fray and you could just see the Tottenham defence quivering at his mere presence, Spurs defence simply ran out of steam in the final 15 minutes and all they could do was whack balls up to a hapless Jermain Defoe, the Arsenal attacks came on them in waves. Henry's 86th minute leveller was cruel on a Spurs side who had worked so hard, but Jol could feel content after an impressive performance. Thus it ended 1-1 to the North London rivals.
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