Arsenal seize derby spoils after Adebayor sees red

Arsenal ruthlessly exploited Emmanuel Adebayor's moment of madness to come from behind and beat Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 in another eventful north London derby at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon. Adebayor, who had given Spurs a 10th-minute lead against his former club in the Premier League's early kickoff, was shown a red card for a two-footed challenge on Santi Cazorla seven minutes later, and the visitors never recovered. Germany defender Per Mertesacker equalised for Arsenal with a powerful header after 24 minutes, and Arsene Wenger's side scored twice in the last three minutes of the first half -- through Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud -- to take control. Spaniard Cazorla made it four from Podolski's cross on the hour, and although Gareth Bale gave Spurs some hope, Theo Walcott rounded off the scoring in injury time as Arsenal produced a repeat of their 5-2 victory over Spurs in February. "If we show that ambition and courage, we can climb right up the table," Walcott told Sky Sports. "I think we shut a few people up with how good we were today." Wenger, whose team leapfrogged Spurs into sixth place before the later kickoffs, said: "People are there to...