Sunday sees us visit Tottenham Hotspur in the latest instalment of the north London derby - a fixture rich with historic moments and drama.
We head into this fixture having won six of our last seven league games against Spurs, including the last four in a row, which is our longest winning run against them since a five-game stretch between January 1987 and January 1989.
There are a host of other niche facts surrounding our recent clashes with our rivals, so we’ve delved into the record books to bring you some of the more obscure statistics, and give you all the trivia you need to impress your mates wherever you’re watching this iconic clash.
Home comforts
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When it comes to recent clashes, the home side has tended to prevail. November's 4-1 win, capped with Ebere Eze's hat-trick, means we have lost just two of our 34 Premier League home games against Spurs who haven't triumphed at Emirates Stadium since 2010, meaning we boast an unbeaten run of 15 in N5.
However on the other side of north London, Tottenham have lost just four of their last 17 home Premier League games against us, but three of those have come in the last three meetings - that's as many as we'd achieved in our previous 23 visits. Gabriel's goal back in September 2024 saw us win three consecutive away derbies for the first time since September 1988, while you have to go back to 1955 for the last time we strung together a run of four.
A history of high scores
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Arsenal v Tottenham is the fifth highest-scoring fixture in Premier League history (195), behind Liverpool v Tottenham (209), ourselves v Liverpool (199), Newcastle v Tottenham (199) and Liverpool v Newcastle (198). That equates to an average of 2.9 goals per game across our 67 meetings, and the 45 occasions both teams have scored is another Premier League record for a single fixture.
On four occasions there have been games that have seen seven or more goals: successive 5-2 home wins for us in 2012, a 4-4 draw at Emirates Stadium in 2008, and the 5-4 win at White Hart Lane back in 2004 where Robert Pires grabbed what proved to be the winner.
MISTAKES PUNISHED
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No fixture in Premier League history has seen more penalties awarded than in the north London derby, with 24 of the 26 spot-kicks being awarded all netted - another league record. Robbie Keane in December 2007 and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in March 2019 were the two players to miss from 12 yards.
Meanwhile, Tottenham have scored an own goal in four of their last six Premier League games against us, while they’ve put through their own net more often against us (6) than they have against any other club in the competition. Only Liverpool have accidentally scored more often for an opponent in Premier League history, with Spurs benefiting from the Reds' mishaps on seven occasions.
Comeback kings
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We have enjoyed some topsy-turvy encounters against our neighbours in recent times, such as overturning a two-goal deficit to record a convincing 5-2 victory in February 2012. It’s also the fixture to see the team score first fail to win more often than any other - Spurs accounting for 18 of the 30 occasions it's happened.
In fact, in Premier League history, only Newcastle against Liverpool (50) have dropped more points from a winning position than the 48 Spurs have against us. The last time this happened was back in January 2025, when a Dominic Solanke own goal and a strike from Leandro Trossard saw us recover after Son Heung-min's opener.
Late drama overdue?
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There have been six goals scored in the 90th minute or later in Premier League history in matches between us and Spurs, but none since Theo Walcott wrapped up a 5-2 victory in November 2012 with a 91st-minute strike.
As well as that 13-year wait for added-time agony or ecstasy, there’s never been a winning goal scored during stoppage time of a Premier League north London derby.
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