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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 210
Spurs wins: 67
Draws: 55
Arsenal wins: 88
Counting their inaugural fixtures in the late 19th century, way before they ever clashed in the top tier of English football, Tottenham and Arsenal have pitted their wits against each other on 210 occasions, and it is the men in red and white that boast the superior wins tally with 88.
Arsenal's latest success in this highly-anticipated fixture did not come without a gargantuan effort, but Mikel Arteta's depleted men left the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a 1-0 win in September 2024 thanks to Gabriel Magalhaes's header in the second half.
The Brazilian's second-half bullet saw Arsenal achieve something that they had never previously done in the Premier League era, win three straight away games against Tottenham, who had not suffered that fate since 1988 before their opening battle of 2024-25.
A 3-2 victory in April 2024 also belongs in that sequence, as after taking a three-goal lead on rival turf thanks to Spurs' set-piece woes, the Gunners conceded twice late on but nevertheless clung on.
In contrast, Spurs have come up trumps on 67 occasions, while 55 draws have also been played out between the two rivals, including a four-goal Emirates classic in September 2023, where Arsenal led twice but let their advantages slip both times.
The September 2024 win was enough for Arsenal to prolong their unbeaten run against Tottenham to five matches, having also done the double over Spurs in the 2022-23 campaign, prior to which the Lilywhites' most recent NLD triumph came on home territory towards the end of 2021-22.
While six of Tottenham's last eight derbies with Arsenal have ended in defeat, the Lilywhites previously went five unbeaten against Sunday's visitors from December 2018 to December 2020, including two home Premier League wins in the COVID-19 era and an EFL Cup success in the 2018-19 season.
In terms of individual goalscoring records, Harry Kane is still the master of doing that against Arsenal as the 2023-24 Champions League quarter-finals proved, and the England captain is head and shoulders above his colleagues when it comes to NLD goals, netting 14 in the Spurs strip.
The highest outright scorer for Arsenal in this matchup is a revered Frenchman; not Thierry Henry, but Robert Pires with nine efforts, while Emmanuel Adebayor struck eight times for the Gunners before scoring twice for Tottenham after his bold decision to cross the divide.
Last 20 meetings
Sep 15, 2024: Spurs 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Apr 28, 2024: Spurs 2-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
Sep 24, 2023: Arsenal 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 15, 2023: Spurs 0-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 01, 2022: Arsenal 3-1 Spurs (Premier League)
May 12, 2022: Spurs 3-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Sep 26, 2021: Arsenal 3-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Mar 14, 2021: Arsenal 2-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 06, 2020: Spurs 2-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Jul 12, 2020: Spurs 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Sep 01, 2019: Arsenal 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Mar 02, 2019: Spurs 1-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Dec 02, 2018: Arsenal 4-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Feb 10, 2018: Spurs 1-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Nov 18, 2017: Arsenal 2-0 Spurs (Premier League)
Apr 30, 2017: Spurs 2-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Nov 06, 2016: Arsenal 1-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Mar 05, 2016: Spurs 2-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Nov 08, 2015: Arsenal 1-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Sep 23, 2015: Spurs 1-2 Arsenal (League Cup Round Three)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Sep 15, 2024: Spurs 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Apr 28, 2024: Spurs 2-3 Arsenal (Premier League)
Sep 24, 2023: Arsenal 2-2 Spurs (Premier League)
Jan 15, 2023: Spurs 0-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 01, 2022: Arsenal 3-1 Spurs (Premier League)
May 12, 2022: Spurs 3-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Sep 26, 2021: Arsenal 3-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Mar 14, 2021: Arsenal 2-1 Spurs (Premier League)
Dec 06, 2020: Spurs 2-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Jul 12, 2020: Spurs 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Ben Knapton
