The action of one Tottenham star during their 4-1 loss to Arsenal on Sunday was lambasted by the away fans
Abbie Meehan Sports Writer U-35s 11:48, 24 Feb 2026
Archie Gray's actions following Tottenham's equaliser against Arsenal have been called out after being caught on camera by seething away fans.
The 19-year-old was at the backpost as Randal Kolo Muani tucked away the leveller in the 34th minute, just 120 seconds after Eberechi Eze had opened the scoring in Sunday's north London derby.
In footage posted on social media by TikToker afcdylan, the midfielder can be seen booting the ball in the direction of the away fans, appearing to hit one as he headed back to the centre circle. Supporters yelled expletives at the teenager as they raged at both the goal and the Spurs star's reaction.
Gray's joy was shortlived, however, as Arsenal took the lead once again just after the second half began. Viktor Gyokeres made it 2-1 in the 47th minute with a sensational strike on the edge of the box, pulling out his signature mask celebration in front of the home fans.
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Eze scored his second of the game on the hour mark after some excellent work from Bukayo Saka, sending a rebound goalward to make it 3-1. Gyokeres put the icing on the cake and collected a brace in stoppage time, shrugging off Gray in the box to secure the three points for his side.
The Spurs midfielder's actions weren't the only controversial moment in the game. David Raya pushed a Dominic Solanke strike off the goalline at 3-1, but the most highly-contested point of the match came just after Gyokeres' strike to put Arsenal ahead.
It looked like Muani had equalised once more to make it 2-2, but referee Peter Bankes blew for a foul on Gabriel. VAR decided not to intervene on this decision, which had plenty of Tottenham fans fuming.
One said: "How’s that a foul on Gabriel? If at all, he should be carded for diving. Proper clown!" Another added: "In what world is this a foul?" While a third said: "Such a soft foul. Just touched and Gabriel jumped like he was being tortured."
The north London derby victory has restored Arsenal's five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table after Manchester City pulled it back to just two with a 2-1 win over Newcastle.
Mikel Arteta was beaming with pride at the response from his players. Speaking post-match, the Arsenal boss said: "It feels like we showed what we are made of.
"But then you have to show it again and again and again because if you have to just analyse how you feel after every game, it's a massive rollercoaster and it's not sustainable.
"I cannot be prouder and happier for what I've seen out there, but especially the way we lived the last 72 hours because I think this game in particular needed some context.
"After what happened against Wolves and the manner that we lost two points in the last kick of the game, it was tough. But that's the beauty of this game. There is no explanation watching the game back how the hell we draw that game. From any angle, you watch it back and say, 'It's impossible,' and you have to watch it again and say it's not going to happen.
"But it happened, and then you have to lift yourself up because you're feeling angry, upset, [and] ashamed at some point. And we are all different nationalities, we all have different feelings, and then you have to bring everybody together.
"And it's been a joy to spend that time together with them, to align everybody and to say, 'OK, what is going to be happening in the next chapter?'"
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