The world will be watching on as Spurs and Arsenal tussle in another highly anticipated encounter..
The North London Derby has been arguably the most enthralling Premier League rivalry over the past few years as the gap between the two teams edges closer.
Its importance has been passed down from generation to generation, and the fact that the two teams have regularly been competing for a Champions League spot has on heightened the intensity.
So, without further ado, here are the top five North London Derbies during the Premier League era.
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5. Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Arsenal (April 2010)
A significant fixture, mainly due to this being the first league win Spurs recorded over their bitter rivals since 1999, going a long way to removing the nightmare of having to watch the Gunners celebrate a title win on their pitch. The White Hart Lane faithful will no doubt be glad to experience more of the same, as the result would become a regular outcome for years to come.
4. Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Arsenal (January 2008)
One of Spurs’ most emphatic wins over their neighbours – or intruders as Spurs fans will say given that Arsenal were a South London club – as they destroyed the Gunners on the way to winning the League Cup in 2009.
3. Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 (April 2004)
A day which will forever be etched in the memory of both sets of fans for contrasting reasons; Arsenal won the league title at the home of their arch enemies.
These events happen once in a lifetime due to the unpredictability of the fixtures, and as The Gunners stormed to their invincible league win, a trip to White Hart Lane gave them an opportunity to make history and that legendary side delivered.
2. Tottenham Hotspur 4-5 (November 2004)
The first fixture since the title clinch from the Gunners months earlier and Spurs’ mission to exact revenger failed in what Jose Mourinho infamously described as a “cricket score”. The likes of Thierry Henry, Robert Pires, Jermaine Defore and Freddie Kanoute all got on the scoresheet. Yet, in terms of drama, that game was to be topped.
1. Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham Hotspur (October 2008)
One of the most ridiculous conclusions to a game involving these two sides as Arsenal squandered a 4-2 lead inside the last two minutes. It seems as though the capitulation tag Arsene Wenger’s men have received was established on that night.
When watching the encounter, there was never really a sense that the Gunners had the game under control but few could’ve predicted what was to transpire. Jermaine Jenas and Aaron Lennon clawed back a point in Harry Redknapp’s second game in charge of Spurs.