Four-midable

There are wins.

There are derby wins.

And then there are statement wins — the kind that echo around north London for weeks and leave lilywhite curtains twitching long into the night.

Four goals.

Two for Viktor Gyökeres.

Two for Eberechi Eze.

Top of the league.

Five points clear.

And Spurs? Still Spurs.

EARLY DOMINANCE: THE CALM BEFORE THEIR PANIC

From the first whistle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, we played like a side that knew exactly who they were. Composed. Aggressive. Clinical. The ball lived at our feet.

Gyökeres bullied centre-halves early. Trossard nearly embarrassed Guglielmo Vicario from 30 yards when David Raya went full quarterback. Radu Dragusin did his best impression of a man trying to clear a beach ball in a hurricane.

Momentum was briefly halted by "technical issues" — which feels like the most Spurs thing imaginable. Even the officiating equipment wanted out.

But pressure tells.

Bukayo Saka twisted Pape Matar Sarr inside out on the byline and drilled it into the danger zone. Eze — calm, elastic, inevitable — cushioned it, swivelled, and smashed it home.

1–0. Deserved. Controlled. Clinical.

And then — because derbies rarely allow comfort — Declan Rice was robbed, Randal Kolo Muani drove forward, and suddenly it was 1–1.

A reminder: switch off for a second here and they'll bite.

SECOND-HALF STATEMENT: GYÖKERES UNLEASHED

Whatever was said at half-time worked.

Jurrien Timber rolled the ball into Gyökeres just outside the area. One touch. Set. Bang.

A finish so pure Vicario was still moving when it hit the net.

14th of the season. And counting.

Spurs thought they'd equalised again — Kolo Muani bundling one in — but Gabriel isn't the sort you shove around without consequences. Disallowed.

Then came the killer.

A move flowing through Gyökeres, Eze and Saka — silk, steel and swagger. Saka crowded out, loose ball spills, and Eze pounces.

Second of the afternoon.

Fifth against Spurs this season.

Five goals at this ground in three appearances.

Some players like the derby.

Eze has annexed it.

THE DAGGER

Richarlison nearly made it awkward — Raya producing a claw-back save through his own legs that will not get the headlines it deserves but might quietly win us points in May.

Then came the exclamation mark.

Injury time.

Gyökeres holding off Archie Gray like a man shielding his chips.

Composed finish.

4–1.

North London. Painted red again.

THE NUMBERS THAT HURT THEM MOST

• First time we've won four straight away at Spurs since 1955.
• First five consecutive derby wins home and away since 1989.
• League double over them in back-to-back seasons — first time since the late 80s.
• Five points clear at the summit.
• Spurs winless home and away in 2026.

Igor Tudor's reign begins with a derby defeat. History repeats; Spurs oblige.

Gyökeres now leads the calendar-year scoring charts. Eight of his 15 have come in 2026 alone.

Eze joins rare company — only Robert Pires and Emmanuel Adebayor have more Premier League derby goals for us.

This isn't just a good side.

It's a ruthless one.

THE FEELING

What makes this sweeter isn't just the scoreline.

It's the control.

No chaos. No smash-and-grab. No backs-to-the-wall. We dictated it. We absorbed their punch. We hit harder.

Spurs are relegation-threatened. We are title-hunting.

That gap felt very real on that pitch.

WHAT'S NEXT?

A rare quiet midweek (we almost don't know what to do with ourselves).

Chelsea at home next Sunday.

Brighton away midweek.

FA Cup trip to Mansfield Town.

Momentum matters.

Confidence compounds.

If this is how we treat the derby, the rest of the league might want to start checking their fixtures.

north London is red.

And it's looking increasingly like the Premier League might be too.