Tottenham U23 vs Arsenal U23 match report: Spurs youngsters beat bitter North London rivals 3-2 in Premier League 2 clash
Win moves struggling Spurs out of the relegation zone with Marcus Edwards scoring winner from the spot
TOTTENHAM'S Under-23 side beat rivals Arsenal to move out of the Premier League 2 relegation zone.
Spurs had gone 2-0 up inside 10 minutes but Arsenal battled back before half-time.
But highly rated 18-year-old Marcus Edwards, who made his first-team debut in the League Cup last season, scored from the spot to give Tottenham a much needed win.
Arsenal missed the chance to go level with Liverpool at the top of the table, but slipped to their second defeat in three.
Tottenham, who now have eight points from eight games, picked up their first win in four matches.
Home side Spurs opened the scoring at the club's Enfield training ground through striker Shayon Harrison, who fired in off the post after a pass from Edwards.
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And Samuel Shashoua made it two in two minutes after capitalising on a mistake in the Gunners defence.
But Arsenal soon fought back, John Jules tapping in from close range after Arsenal hit the bar.
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The visitors then equalised after Japhet Tanganga was judged to have handled inside the box.
Charlie Gilmour stroked in the spot kick to level before half-time.
But it was Edwards who was once again the the hero for the young Spurs.
The England youth international, who has caps for the U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 Three Lions teams, scored his fifth of the season to hand Spurs a much-needed win.
