Dundalk goalkeeper Gary Rogers misses his attempt to collect a cross but fortunately for him Eddie Nketiah also fails to get the right connection to turn home.

Arsenal are not easing up and are keeping up the hunt for a fourth. Joe Willock turns nicely in the area but takes one touch too many and gives the Dundalk defence enough time to get a foot in.

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Arsenal make a double change as goalscorer Nicolas Pepe makes way for Willian while Dani Ceballos is on for Shkodran Mustafi.

Dundalk also make a change with captain Chris Shields replaced by Sean Gannon.

Willian is about to come on for Arsenal but he is taking his time to get his boots on and sorted as an Arsenal corner comes to nothing as the whistle blows for a foul.

Curious to know the conversation in the lead up to the below photo by Jose Mourinho.

Did he hand his phone to his assistant and ask him to wait until his eyes looked their angriest?

Sorry, mind is wandering. Dundalk are looking a bit leggy now and this is turning into a training session for Arsenal.

Sean Hoare and Jordan Flores are on now for Dundalk, replacing Daniel Cleary and Patrick McEleney.

Nicolas Pepe has a go at getting a second but his strike from distance flies wide.

David: Pepe-le-WOW!!

Sulaimon Adelekan: Arsenal are not convincing but they are scoring goals. I like that somehow

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Oof. This is the price to be paid for a poor performance by Tottenham's players earlier in the Europa League. Jose Mourinho is having them in tomorrow morning for extra training.

Getting a goal would be something for Dundalk to celebrate given how the game has gone either side of half time and they have an opportunity to create something with a free kick but the delivery into the box is dealt with by Arsenal.

Back under way at Arsenal with the visitors making a change as Gregory Sloggett comes on for Sean Murray.

Arsenal have had 16 shots in the first half, the most attempts they have had in the opening 45 minutes of a game since October 2017 against Everton (17), under Arsene Wenger.

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Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho, speaking to the club's in-house media: "We can only blame ourselves and we can only praise the opponents. I prefer to praise the opponents because they played a magnificent game and not to blame ourselves because we played an awful game.

"But I have to do both at the same time. Praise them because they were playing at the maximum of their level and we have to blame ourselves because we were poor.

"The performance was poor and the result is poor. Somebody to blame? Blame me because I am the boss and it is my responsibility who plays and I am the one to blame.

"But I have to admit that the game confirmed to me a few things, opened other question marks and will help me in the future with my decisions. I'm also learning every day."

On Sunday's home game with Brighton: "Brighton is much better than Antwerp. There is no comparison.

"I hope my players feel hurt by this defeat and that they analyse themselves and get the points against Brighton which is a much more difficult match than this one."

It looked like being a frustrating 45 minutes for Arsenal but two goals in as many minutes before the break has them comfortably ahead.

Arsenal win another corner - their sixth of the game so far...

Ping-pong in the Arsenal box after a fine strike by Nicolas Pepe. The ball falls to Eddie Nketiah four yards out but he stabs wide!

Best chance so far for Arsenal.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles keeps the ball alive from a poor Cedric cross and the ball is worked to Joe Willock on the edge of the area. He spots a rare gap in the defence and goes for goal and while his shot has power it is ultimately a comfortable save for Gary Rogers.