Arsenal scored three goals in the second half to beat Tottenham 3-1 in the Premier League yesterday and extend its unbeaten streak over its north London rival to nearly eight years.
Arsenal went top of the standings with the win because of 0-0 draws in matches involving Liverpool and Chelsea.
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina saved a penalty kick in a 0-0 draw at Portsmouth. Chelsea had a goal disallowed in its 0-0 draw with Blackburn.
Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice at White Hart Lane, with Cesc Fabregas putting Arsenal ahead for the first time in the 80th minute. Tottenham took the lead in the 15th through Gareth Bale, with Adebayor levelling in the 65th and adding Arsenal's third goal in the 90th.
"We had that midfield strength and that togetherness pushed us through," Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. "It needed something special as Tottenham played well."
Manchester United also needed a late winner, with Nemanja Vidic heading into goal in the 83rd for the Red Devils to beat Everton 1-0.
Also Saturday it was: Birmingham 1, Bolton 0; Sunderland 2, Reading 1; West Ham 3, Middlesbrough 0; and Wigan 1, Fulham 1. On Sunday, Manchester City hosts Aston Villa.
Arsenal leads with 13 points, followed by Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea with 11 after a two-week international break. West Ham and Everton have 10 points.
"We feel we grow from game to game and become stronger and stronger," Wenger said.
Tottenham has not beaten Arsenal in any competition since November 1999, when it won a league match 2-1 at White Hart Lane. Spurs only have one win this season from six games.
"We should have killed them off but we didn't take our chances," Tottenham manager Martin Jol said. "We took the game to them and created chances. But they were clinical and that was the difference."
Spurs took the lead when Bale curled a 25-yard free kick around the wall and past Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia.
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