The top 5 North London derbies in the Premier League era

Goals from Robin van Persie and Tom Huddlestone took it to 2-1 heading into the interval. Van der Vaart scored the only goal in the second period from the penalty spot. The draw saw Arsenal’s slim title hopes fade.

Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham (November 2010)

Samir Nasri refused to shake hands with former Arsenal captain William Gallas, now playing for Spurs, before kick-off here. But Gallas had the last laugh.

Tottenham came from behind to win away at Arsenal for the first time in 17 years and stop the hosts going top of the table.

Arsenal looked comfortable after going 2-0 up inside half an hour. But Spurs turned things around with goals from Gareth Bale, van der Vaart and a late winner from Younes Kaboul.

Arsenal 4-4 Tottenham (October 2008)

Harry Redknapp’s second game in charge of bottom-of-the-table Tottenham saw the club travel along the Seven Sisters Road to the Emirates.

David Bentley opened the scoring in this classic with a stunning effort from 40 yards against his former club.

Goals from Mikael Silvestre and Gallas either side of the interval turned the game in Arsenal’s favour, before three goals in four minutes saw Arsenal take a seemingly safe 4-2 lead.

But Tottenham weren’t done yet. Jermaine Jenas pulled one back with a minute of normal time to go, before Aaron Lennon grabbed the equaliser in the final seconds.

Tottenham 4-5 Arsenal (November 2004)

Arsenal were still reeling from the end of their historic 49-game unbeaten run when they travelled to White Hart Lane for this one. They’d followed their defeat against Manchester United with draws against Southampton and Crystal Palace.

A win over their rivals would have put them back on track. However, Spurs took the lead in their first league game under Martin Jol.

But the visitors showed their resolve and hit back with three goals. It finished 4-5 in the end after a breathless second-half. Arsenal had the added bonus of inflicting a fifth successive defeat on the home side.

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