Hello everyone. Welcome to live text commentary of the first north London derby of the season. This has all the ingredients of an absolute cracker.

FT Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham.

Five added minutes.

Arsenal sub: Sagna on, Walcott off.

Walker drives down the right, but his cross is claimed easily by Szczesny.

Walcott's low cross almost finds the waiting Giroud, but Dawson gets a foot on the ball to prevent Arsenal putting the icing on what looks like another north London derby win.

Defoe clips a ball over the Arsenal defence to Lamela, who cuts onto his favoured left foot but can only shoot tamely.

Spurs play it short and Chadli cuts in from the left and tries his luck from distance, but it sails way over. Arsenal will let Spurs do that all day.

Koscielny catches Defoe and Spurs have a free-kick 35 yards out...

Defoe booked for an elbow on Walcott.

Great save by Lloris to deny Walcott, whose shot from 12 yards was destined for the corner. Monreal should tuck in on the rebound, but Rose somehow bundles it away.

Arsenal sub: Monreal on, Rosicky off.

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Chance for Spurs! Defoe lashes a volley at goal from 20 yards but Szczesny claws it out with a superb stop. Soldado follows up and claims Giroud handled it as he blocked. Claims for a penalty are turned down.

Townsend is replaced by Lamela.

Afraid to say Capoue's injury look pretty bad. He's stretchered off and replaced by Sandro.

Looks like Sandro will come on to replace Capoue, whose injury looks serious.

Capoue lands awkwardly under a challenge with Cazorla, and he Frenchman is in some pain here.

Lamela warming up for Spurs...

Dawson gives the ball away and Giroud, who feeds Walcott in space but Lloris races off his line to make another brilliant save. Giroud put just too much on the pass.

Spurs sub: Defoe on, Dembele off.