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Arsenal suffered the indignity on Wednesday evening of having their title ambitions finally put to bed by the clubs deadliest of rivals, Tottenham Hotspurs. A late push from Arsne Wengers side saw a goal from Nicklas Bendtner give his side temporary hope after Gareth Bales left footed finish and Danny Roses sensational 30 yard volley had given Harry Redknapps Champions League contenders a two goal lead.Rose was a surprise inclusion in the squad, Redknapp showed great faith in the 19 year old by giving him his first Premier League start in a game of this magnitude, and the youngster did not disappoint.After just 9 minutes, a Tottenham corner was punched clear well by Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia, but Rose ran on to the dipping ball 30 yards out from goal to rocket the Carlos Carrasco Jersey ball back past the despairing Spaniard. It was Roses first goal for Tottenham, and he may never strike a ball sweeter in his career, in which he was already ama sed 11 caps for Stuart Pearces England U-21.Rose stuns the Arsenal faithful with his first Spurs goal. Although Arsenal monopolised po se sion for the vast majority of the game, they failed to build upon it and create any clear cut chances until Robin van Persies reintroduction after a 6 month lay-off. The Dutchman immediately gave Arsenal the cutting edge they had been mi sing for the rest of the match, creating openings for his teammates and producing two fine saves from Tottenham goalkeeper Gomes.After admitting prior to the game that nothing le s than a win would do, Wenger was disappointed with his sides inability to put away their chances; even within the last ten minutes along with Gomes fantastic saves from van Persie, one from an excellent volley and the other from a well-struck free-kick Josh Tomlin Jersey , ex-spurs centre-back Sol Campbell had a header cleared off the line and Bendtner drew another great save from the Brazilian Gomes.Both sides will have also seen this game as an opportunity to put their respective cup heartbreaks behind them: Tottenham losing to Portsmouth in the FA Cup semi-final in extra time, Arsenal being blown away by Lionel Me sis genius in the Champions League quarter-final.The shock which befell Spurs was also only four days prior to the derby encounter, whereas the gunners had eight days to prepare for the trip acro s North London, but it was the home side who started with the greater intensity and desire, closing down the Arsenal midfield as they controlled the po se sion, but we unable to penetrate the stubborn Spurs defence, marshalled by the thoroughly excellent Ledley King and Michael Dawson.This high pre sing game allowed spurs to earn the corner from which Almunia punched fatefully on to the left foot of Rose, who was very much a surprise inclusion into the starting line-up, most of all on the right side of midfield, as Rose as previously lined up on the left.After Roses wonder goal, Arsenals position only worsened as their important and influential centre-back Thomas Vermaelen had to be withdrawn due to a Yan Gomes Jersey calf injury, and was replaced by former French international Mikael Silvestre and partnered Campbell for the remainder of the match.Campbell put in a fine performance despite constant abuse from Tottenham fansAs ever on his return to White Heart Lane, Campbell endured much abuse from the home crowd, but the 35 year old excelled even do, putting in a masterful display to keep the Tottenham attacks out almost singlehandedly at times, as many of the Arsenal team kept up with their reputation of being defensively suspect for the majority of the game.Despite this effort from Campbell, Tottenham had chances of their own to further extend their lead, with Almunia thwarted Luka Modric bravely before Defoes snap-shot slammed into the body of the Spanish goalkeeper as Spurs pre sed for a second goal.And only one Joe Carter Jersey minute into the second half Spurs stunned Wengers title-chasing side.Defoe rode two challenges before splitting the Gunners defence with a diagonal ball to the edge of the six-yard box where Bale, being played onside by Bacary Sagna who was horribly out of position, stroked the ball home with ease.Arsenal recovered well however, to create a number of chances to test Gomes reflexes. The best of his saves was from van Persie, the Dutchman took the ball on his chest expertly on the penalty spot and swivelled quickly to crash a volley towards goal but Gomes instinctively palmed the effort over the bar.The solid Dawson celebrates with the man of the match GomesConstant po se sion and pre sure from a desperate Arsenal eventually led to the Tottenham legs tiring, and, after wave after wave of Arsenal attacks, van Persie found young England winger Theo Walcott in space down the right to cut a low cro s back for Bendtner to tuck home into the unguarded Spurs Ricky Vaughn Jersey net for what proved to be merely a consolation goal.This goal have Wengers side renewed hope, but despite persistent pre sure from his team, Tottenham held on for an impre sive and crucial victory in their chase for the much sought-after 4th spot in the league, and a final crushing, po sibly fatal blow for Arsenals title ambitions.TOTTENHAM2 (Rose 10, Bale 47)Team: Gomes, Kaboul, Dawson, King, A sou-Ekotto, Rose (Bentley 46), Huddlestone, Modric, Bale, Pavlyuchenko (Crouch 88), Defoe (Gudjohnsen 67)Unused Subs: Alnwick, Ba song, Walker, LivermoreBooked: Kaboul, Dawson, ModricARSENAL1 (Bendtner 85)Team: Almunia, Sagna (Walcott 52), Campbell, Vermaelen (Silvestre 20), Clichy, Eboue, Denilson (van Persie 68), Diaby, Rosicky, Nasri,BendtnerUnused Subs: Fabianski, Eastmond,Merida, EduardoBooked: Denilson