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Arsenal star Eberechi Eze, on Sunday, equalled the goals record scored against Tottenham Hotspur by the club’s former players Thierry Henry and Robin van Persie.
Eze put his name alongside Henry and Van Persie after a brilliant display in the North London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The England international scored a brace as the Gunners defeated Spurs 4-1 at the weekend.
His teammate Viktor Gyokeres also netted a brace against the hosts to give Mikel Arteta’s side all three points.
However, according to OptaJoe, Eze matched Henry and Van Persie’s Premier League goal tally against Tottenham Hotspur during Arsenal’s victory.
His brace against Tottenham means the former Crystal Palace star has now taken his tally to five goals in just two league appearances against Spurs since joining the Premier League North London club last summer.
Eze is now only the second player to score 4 goals plus in North London derbies in a league season, after Arsenal’s Ted Drake in 1934-35 (5 goals).
Only Robert Pirès (7 goals) and Emmanuel Adebayor (6 goals) have scored more Premier League goals for Arsenal against Tottenham than Eze (5 goals), who now boasts the same tally in this fixture as Henry and Van Persie.
EPL: Eberechi Eze equals Thierry Henry, Van Persie’s record at Arsenal
