Tottenham Hotspur secured the bragging rights in yesterday’s North London derby, handing Arsenal a 2-1 defeat to boost their chances of playing European football next term.
With Manchester City no longer banned from Europe, Jose Mourinho’s side will need to finish in top-seven to play on the continent come 2020-21.
Sunday’s victory took them above Arsenal to eighth, and within two points off seventh-placed Sheffield United, leaving the Gunners four points off a Europa League place with only three games left.
According to Dr. Rob Wilson, a football finance expert at Sheffield Hallam University (via The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare), qualifying for the Europa League potentially means making around £40 million for Tottenham, and an £80 million swing when set against the teams that don’t make it.