LONDON -- You don't have to believe the bookmakers' odds. You can plead ignorance to Elo ratings. You might even choose to skip over all the tables that rank teams by how good they are at accruing points from football matches. You cannot, however, avoid the evidence that is clear to see in front of your eyes.

Arsenal beat Bayern 3-1 to replace the Bundesliga side at the top of the league phase table.

Arsenal vs Bayern Munich Highlights, UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Follow the play-by-play updates from the ARS vs BAY, Matchday 5 fixture at Emirates Stadium, as it happened on6, 2025

Arsenal secured a dominant 4-1 victory over Tottenham in the first North London Derby of the season.

Leandro Trossard opened the scoring when he latched onto Mikel Merino’s pass into the box, but from then on our No. 10 took over. He crashed home the second from the edge of the area before using his left foot to arrow into the bottom corner just seconds into the second half.

Arsenal Vs Tottenham Hotspur Highlights, English Premier League 2025-26: Eberechi Eze shines in the North London derby, scoring a historic hat-trick as Arsenal dominate Tottenham 4-1

Mikel Arteta and his men begin the Premier League on the right foot as Riccardo Calafiori goal in the 1st half hands them the 3 points.

Report and free match highlights as Eberechi Ezes hat-trick helps Arsenal beat Spurs 4-1 in the north London derby; Leandro Trossard was also on target; Richarlison scored a stunning lob; win sends Gu

Catch the highlights of the Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 2025-26 match played at the Emirates Stadium.

This is a repeat of the UEFA Super Cup final back in August, which Spurs led 2-0 before a late collapse saw it end 2-2 in regular time and then PSG won on penalty kicks. Spurs lost 4-1 at Arsenal in the north London derby on Sunday as they put in yet another poor display on the ball and in attack.