The London Derbies are one of the fiercest and most popular derbies of all time. Out of these The North London Derby exceeds all our expectations and is the most popular and most passionately followed matchup.
This century-old rivalry has gone through the passage of time and is still one of the best rivalries among all the other rivalries. The atmosphere in the stadium is mythical and beyond imagination when the two neighboring clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur go against each other.
There have been many interesting matchups between the two and have left the audience completely awestruck. Let us take a look at some of these matchups and rank the Top 5 North London Derbies of all time.
5. Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League 2004
On 25th April 2004, ‘the invincible’ Arsenal of the 2003/04 season was on the last phases of their rampage in the league. On this day they secured their Premier League title after an incredible year-long run of no defeats. To top it off, The Gunners completed this feat on their fated rival home ground White Hart Lane with a draw against them.
4. Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League 2012
It is one of the most thrilling matches played between the two teams. This 7-goal thriller match started on a good side for the Spurs as they went on to the second half by scoring two goals and not conceding a single.
However, this was not the end as the tables turned completely and Arsenal went on a complete rampage and scored 5 goals back to back and finished as a victor with a 5-2 scoreline. To add to it The Gunner won with the same 5-2 scoreline again towards the end of the season.
3. Arsenal 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur, 1988
On 10th September 1988, the two giants clashed again in a 5-goal nail-biter match. The game started decently in the favor of Hotspur which was equalized instantly. The Spurs scored to gain the advantage but later did they know that Arsenal was gonna make the comeback of the year and score back to back two goals to win the matchup on a 3-2 scoreline.
2. Arsenal 5-4 Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League 2004
Arsenal had just been ripped off their ‘invincible title’ and a never-ending winning streak by Manchester United. However, it was still one of the strongest teams in the region. Arsenal took it too personally and went on to the White Hart Lane to defeat their arch-rivals and prove their worth.
The matchup was pretty stagnant before going into the second half with the first half ending in a 1-1 scoreline. However, after that, it was a back-to-back exchange of goals between the two teams. It was until Robert Pires broke the chain and scored the winning goal for Arsenal.
1. Tottenham Hotspur 4-4 Arsenal, Premier League 2008
Another Premier League matchup between the two started a little slow but was a banger while coming to its end. The halftime ended up on a 1-1 scoreline. After the second half commenced, Arsenal took a 2-goal lead for themselves.
Hotspurs scored a goal in the 67th minute to make things a little easy for themselves but were thrown back by Robin van Persie‘s goal just a minute later. Everyone thought it was it for the Spurs. But the Lilywhites came back strong scoring two back-to-back goals. One at the last minute of the game and the other one after 4 minutes off the 90-minute mark.
