• 90 mins

  I'll be back on Wednesday night for live text commentary from Arsenal's Champions League clash with AZ Alkmaar. Bye for now.

• 90 mins

  Dial 020 7607 3200 if you're in the UK or 44 20 7607 3200 from outside the UK.

• 90 mins

  Don't forget to join Kenny Sansom and Dan Roebuck for our post-match show right here on Arsenal TV Online. E-mail them via the website on www.arsenal.com/studio or call our studio and speak to our commentary team.

• 90 mins

  Arsenal go second in the Premier League and have played the same number of games as Chelsea and Manchester United.

• 90 mins

  Two goals inside one first-half minute made the difference as Van Persie and then Fabregas put Arsenal in charge. Van Persie added a third after the break and it could have been more as Spurs wilted.

• 90 mins

  It's all over here at Emirates Stadium and Arsenal fans have the rest of the day to wallow in the glory of an emphatic victory over their local rivals

• Full-Time

  90 mins

  FULL-TIME: Arsenal 3 Tottenham 0

• 90 mins

  GREAT CHANCE GOES BEGGING! Arsenal break and Gallas finds Eboue, who picks out Ramsey. Bassong goes down while tracking back but the Welshman panics and hurries his pass towards a marked Fabregas. That should have been four

• 90 mins

  FREE-KICK TO SPURS: Bentley swings another one in and Gallas wins yet another header. He and Vermaelen have been excellent

• 90 mins

  FACT: I'm reliably informed that it took just 11 seconds between Spurs kicking off after Van Persie's first goal and Fabregas finding the net. Incredible. That really knocked the stuffing out of the visitors

• 90 mins

  WE'RE INTO STOPPAGE TIME: Arsenal seconds away from a famous win here. Fans starting to drift away but why? It's not as if the last train is about to depart. Anyway, those staying on can applaud a fine display from the home side

• 89 mins

  ARSENAL BREAK: Fabregas leads the charge again and the home fans would dearly love a fourth goal... but Gomes claims after a lofted pass into the box

• 87 mins

  CROUCH FINDS THE NET! But the offside flag was up long before after Bale was penalised. The Arsenal fans cheer with irony

• 86 mins

  SUB: Robin van Persie trots off to a standing ovation. On comes Aaron Ramsey

• 86 mins

  SUB: Alan Hutton replaces Corluka

• 85 mins

  CROUCH HEADS FOR GOAL: But the England man's effort doesn't have enough power to loop over Almunia

• 83 mins

  CLICHY WINS A CORNER: And Gomes just about does enough to deny Diaby. The Frenchman got up brilliantly at the near post but the keeper put him off and the header flew wide

• 81 mins

  EDUARDO GOES CLOSE: Fabregas swings over a fine free-kick and Eduardo rises to head straight at Gomes. He's had a few very handy chances, Eduardo.

• 80 mins

  FREE-KICK TO ARSENAL: Palacios fells Fabregas. The Honduran did a decent job of containing Cesc for the first 20 minutes or so but he has barely got near him since

• 78 mins

  SUB: Eboue comes on for Arshavin as Arsene Wenger looks to shore up his midfield

• 78 mins

  YELLOW CARD: Vermaelen is booked for a foul on Corluka

• 78 mins

  WELL PLAYED GALLAS: The Frenchman has snuffed out a lot of danger today and tidies up once more from Pavlyuchenko

• 76 mins

  ALMUNIA SAVES: Pavlyuchenko fires in a low shot but the Spaniard is equal to it. He has had no alarms so far; it's been a solid return for the Spaniard

• 74 mins

  CHANCE FOR SPURS: Crouch wins a header to set Spurs on their way and races to the back post to win another ball in the air from Bentley's cross. Almunia grabs it but you have to admire Crouch's work ethic. He has probably been Spurs' best player

• 72 mins

  THE GAME IS REALLY STRETCHED: We have 18 minutes left and Spurs look truly knackered. Arsenal are knocking the ball about at will at the moment. Will we see a fourth?

• 71 mins

  OLE! OLE! OLE! Arsenal play keep-ball and the home fans are loving it. Sit back and enjoy this folks. You don't often get to wallow in a three-goal lead over the old enemy

• 70 mins

  CORNER TO ARSENAL: Eduardo has been a real livewire in this second half and he wins a corner from King. Fabregas gets a standing ovation as he trots over to take it

• 69 mins

  ARSENAL BREAK: Arshavin races away but his attempted pass to Fabregas hits the captain on his heels

• 68 mins

  TACTICS: Arsenal could get plenty of chances on the break now with Spurs switching to a 4-4-2. More space for Fabregas and company in midfield

• 67 mins

  EDUARDO MISSES A GREAT CHANCE: Fabregas' floated pass sends Eduardo through on goal but he hesitates and eventually rolls the ball wide. That was a long way short of his clinical best

• 66 mins

  SPURS ARE DEFLATED: At 2-0 they had a decent shout but surely there is no way back from 3-0?

• 65 mins

  SUB: Keane replaced by Roman Pavlyuchenko

• 63 mins

  YELLOW CARD: Crouch goes into the book for throwing the ball away

• 61 mins

  WHAT A BONUS THAT WAS: The whole stadium thought play would be stopped for that foul on Eduardo but Arsenal were ruthless once Clattenburg gave them the advantage. Once again King was exposed, his attempted clearance was poor

• 60 mins

  VAN PERSIE MAKES IT THREE! Excellent refereeing from Clattenburg. Eduardo is scythed down on the right, the linesman flags for a free-kick but the ref waves play on. Sagna realises just in time and crosses for Van Persie to prod home from close range!

• Goal (Robin Van Persie, 60)

  60 mins

  GOAL!!! ARSENAL 3 SPURS 0

• 58 mins

  GOOD SAVE ALMUNIA: The Spaniard leaps to tip Bentley's free kick over the bar. Corner to Spurs but Van Persie heads clear. Good defending

• 57 mins

  GALLAS HANDBALL: Spurs win a free-kick, right on the edge of the box. Bentley and Bale are sizing it up. Good chance for Spurs this.

• 55 mins

  SUB: Gareth Bale replaces Huddlestone

• 54 mins

  CHANCE FOR SPURS: Mild panic in the Arsenal box as Crouch heads on and Keane almost nicks it. Gallas clears but the ball hits Sagna and bounces into Almunia's arms

• 53 mins

  EDUARDO GETS AWAY! The Croatian sprints through the centre but Gomes comes out to narrow the angle and Eduardo can't quite get his shot over the keeper. A good chance though

• 50 mins

  CHANCE FOR ARSENAL: Van Persie spins away from his man and gets to the byline. His cross eludes Arshavin but Diaby gets to it and fires in a shot which hits Bassong

• 48 mins

  KEANE TRIES A CHEEKY FLICK: It fails to come off and the Arsenal fans love that. Eboue, Nasri and Ramsey are warming up in front of me, by the way

• Kick-Off

  46 mins

  SECOND HALF IS UNDERWAY: Spurs get us going, attacking the goal they scored their late double into last October

• 45 mins

  Here come Spurs, no doubt with Harry's angry words ringing in their ears. Arsenal follow them out, led by the man who scored that fantastic second goal, Cesc Fabregas

• 45 mins

  Right then. Can Arsenal hold onto this or will they implode like they did last October when Spurs came back from 4-2 down to snatch a draw with two late goals? Makes me shudder just thinking about it

• 45 mins

  Make that a cup of tea... and an ice cream. The perfect accompaniment. Politely rejected the pie and mash; if only I could take one home for dinner.

• 45 mins

  I'm going to rest my weary fingers and get a cup of tea. See you back here for the second half.

• 45 mins

  It's half-time here at the Emirates and Arsenal are in charge thanks to a magical minute in which Van Persie and Fabregas both scored. The game was in the balance but a poacher's finish from the Dutchman and a piece of individual brilliance from the Spaniard have changed all that

• Half-Time

  45 mins

  HALF-TIME: Arsenal 2 Spurs 0

• 45 mins

  EMIRATES IS ROCKING: The place went crazy, especially after Fabregas' solo effort. What a memorable minute for Arsenal; what a stinker for Spurs. Harry Redknapp has a face like thunder

• 44 mins

  FABREGAS SCORED AN OUTSTANDING SECOND: Straight from Tottenham's kick-off, the skipper won the ball and headed straight for the Spurs goal. He evaded three challenges and rifled a shot into the corner. Wonderful, wonderful strike

• 44 mins

  VAN PERSIE GOT THE FIRST: The Dutchman got ahead of Ledley King to beat Gomes at his near post after a fine cross from Sagna.

• 44 mins

  CAN YOU BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! Arsenal score twice in a minute to take a strangehold on the North London derby!

• Goal (Cesc Fabregas, 43)

  43 mins

  GOAL!!!! ARSENAL 2 SPURS 0

• Goal (Robin Van Persie, 43)

  43 mins

  GOAL!!!! ARSENAL 1 SPURS 0

• 42 mins

  DIABY GOES ON A RUN: The Frenchman charges forward but overhits his pass to Eduardo

• 40 mins

  CHANCE FOR ARSENAL: Sagna slips the ball across to Van Persie and the Dutchman can't test Gomes. He had more time to control that and then set his sights.

• 39 mins

  TACTICS: Eduardo has gone to the right of the front three with Arshavin moving to the left. They will probably switch it about as the game unfolds

• 38 mins

  WELL PLAYED SPURS: Bentley and Jenas combine to set up Keane but the Irishman can't quite control the through-ball and Almunia rushes out to claim

• 37 mins

  ARSHAVIN A REAL DANGER: The little Russian looks capable of winning this game on his own. He is so fired up and is causing Spurs no end of problems when he runs at their back four

• 36 mins

  ARSENAL SUB: Eduardo replaces Bendtner. The Dane is injured and will have to come off. Just before he does, Arshavin goes on another mazy run and sees a shot deflect over

• 35 mins

  ARSENAL PRESSURE: The home side are back on top now. Fabregas and Arshavin have looked their most likely sources of inspiration

• 34 mins

  ARSHAVIN SHOOTS WIDE: Great persistence by Fabregas as he chases down a Spurs man, wins the ball and carries it 20 yards from right to left. He finds Arshavin but the Russian's low left-foot effort rolls wide

• 33 mins

  SAGNA GETS FORWARD AGAIN: The right back latches onto Van Persie's pass but runs out of options and can only dink a cross into the area. It's easily cleared

• 31 mins

  FOUL BY DIABY: Abou has not had a good game so far and he is penalised for a foul on Palacios

• 29 mins

  GOOD CHANCE VAN PERSIE: Arshavin sends Sagna clear with a wonderful pass down the right. His cross is cut out but Assou-Ekotto mucks up his clearance. Cesc collects and finds Van Persie but he takes the ball on his left when his right was the better option and shoots into the side-netting

• 28 mins

  CHANCE FOR SPURS: Keane heads wide but it was a difficult chance. I hate to say it but Spurs look dangerous now they are getting good support up to Crouch.

• 27 mins

  BIT SCRAPPY NOW: Arsenal aren't passing the ball as well as they did in the opening 15 minutes. Cesc and Diaby aren't dominating like they can do

• 24 mins

  It's pretty even-stevens so far. Arsenal started better and have had the better openings but Spurs have a foothold in the game. They are matching Arsenal's midfield three with Palacios, Jenas and Huddlestone

• 22 mins

  IT'S NON-STOP HERE: End-to-end stuff as Spurs pile a cross into the Arsenal box. The home side hack it clear

• 21 mins

  GREAT SAVE GOMES: Arshavin bombs down the left, his shot is deflected into the path of Fabregas and the captain hits it first time but Gomes flies to his left to save brilliantly. The Spurs keeper gets up to deny Bendtner from the rebound too

• 20 mins

  CHANCE FOR SPURS: Keane collects a Crouch knock-down and races through but a combination of Vermaelen and Song keep him at bay. Good defending

• 17 mins

  GALLAS GOES CLOSE: Van Persie fires in the resulting free-kick and Gallas gets the feintest of glancing headers. It isn't quite enough to direct the ball inside the post though

• 16 mins

  YELLOW CARD: Assou-Ekotto is booked for kicking the ball away after a foul on Fabregas

• 14 mins

  ARSENAL BREAK: Clichy roars down the field and finds Arshavin but the Russian's first-time effort is scuffed into the ground and doesn't trouble Gomes. At the other end Crouch's attempted overhead kick fails to bother Almunia.

• 13 mins

  TACTICS: Spurs are basically playing with Crouch as a lone frontman with Bentley and Keane supporting from wide midfield positions. Crouch is winning a lot of flick-ons but Vermaelen and Gallas are tidying up well

• 12 mins

  BENDTNER OFFSIDE: The Dane has started this game very well and links up with Van Persie and Arshavin. But he's offside when the Russian tries to pick him out 25 yards from goal

• 10 mins

  BENTLEY GOES FOR GOAL: He collects a flick-on from Crouch and tries a repeat of his wondergoal here last October. This time the volley flies high and harmlessly wide

• 9 mins

  BAD FOUL BY BENTLEY: The former Gunner rakes his stubs down Vermaelen's shin. Incredibly, the ref gives Bentley a ticking off but no booking. That sets a dangerous precedent. I bet we'll see cards for more petulant fouls today.

• 7 mins

  CORNER TO ARSENAL: Arshavin gets a shot away, it's blocked, but the ball is returned to the Russian by Clichy. This time he forces a corner and Fabregas dinks it to Arshavin virtually on the byline. Corluka crunches into him and Spurs clear

• 5 mins

  ARSHAVIN GETS STUCK IN: The little Russian is well up for this one. He loses the ball but chases it down and puts Spurs under pressure

• 5 mins

  HANDBALL! Bentley sticks out an arm and is roundly booed by the Arsenal fans.

• 4 mins

  MISTAKE FROM SONG! Alex inexplicably hammers the ball behind for a corner when a simple pass-back was in order

• 3 mins

  GOOD START FROM THE GUNNERS: Arsenal enjoying the territorial advantage and popping the ball around well. Fabregas almost wins a corner but is hustled out of it inside the box

• 2 mins

  CHANCE FOR ARSENAL: Neat build-up play and a lay-off from Arshavin gives Bendtner an opening but he shoots over from 20 yards.

• Kick-Off

  1 mins

  KICK-OFF: We're underway at the Emirates. Come on you Gunners!

• 0 mins

  Mark Clattenburg is our referee today. Lots of pressure on him. The fans are so up for this one and the atmosphere is crackling.

• 0 mins

  It's so gloomy here that the floodlights have been switched on. And it's barely the afternoon.

• 0 mins

  Robbie Keane and his mob are already in the tunnel. Must be nice for them to sample some quality facilities. And here come the Arsenal boys. Lots of smiles, a few handshakes, and an almighty roar as the players emerge from the tunnel

• 0 mins

  'The Wonder Of You' gets its customary airing. I know for a fact that my Dad won't be singing along in Block 100 of the Upper Tier. But I'm tapping my toes, that's for sure.

• 0 mins

  Don't forget to e-mail our commentary team of Dan Roebuck and Kenny Sansom via the website at www.arsenal.com/studio. They will field your comments during and after the game.

• 0 mins

  There's a large man in a Spurs shirt and jeans looking rather conspicuous in the away technical area. I wonder what that's all about. He keeps checking his watch and staring at the visiting fans.

• 0 mins

  Fabio Capello is here and jeers ring out around the stadium. Not for the England manager - the Spurs team is being announced over the tannoy

• 0 mins

  Just waddled up to my seat and the stadium is about half full already. It's a gloomy day and there's some drizzle in the air but the sprinklers are on too. Ten minutes to kick off.

• 0 mins

  A groan just went up in the press box after Arsenal were handed a Carling Cup trip to Manchester City - Adebayor and all that.

• 0 mins

  Half-an-hour until kick off at Emirates Stadium and that means our MatchDay Show is about to start on Arsenal TV Online. Highlights, interviews and much more coming your way before the teams emerge from the tunnel. Get stuck in.

• 0 mins

  Former Gunner David Bentley is in the Spurs team. He has slipped right down the pecking order but what are the chances of him popping up with another incredible strike like he did in the 4-4 draw here last October?

• 0 mins

  Arsenal team: Almunia; Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Clichy; Song, Fabregas, Diaby; Bendtner, Van Persie, Arshavin. Subs: Senderos, Nasri, Eduardo, Ramsey, Mannone, Gibbs, Eboue

• 0 mins

  Almunia is back! The Spaniard replaces Mannone in goal and that's a huge call from Arsene Wenger. Wholesale changes from the team which faced Liverpool in the Carling Cup but no great surprises

• 0 mins

  Fifty minutes until kick-off then. Arsenal are unbeaten in 19 Premier League games against their local rivals but Spurs did have the last laugh last year when they scored two late, late goals to snatch a 4-4 draw.

• 0 mins

  The press lounge is packed too for the game of the day and journalists are tucking into the pre-match grub. It's a full English breakfast and I'm snatching mouthfuls in between typing. Sausages the star of the show, ably supported by hash browns, bacon, beans and mushrooms. I'll run it off later.

• 0 mins

  There's a special atmosphere at these fixtures and plenty of nervous tension in and around Emirates Stadium. The tube was packed when I travelled in as fans flocked to the ground nice and early. 'Arsenal My Religion; Emirates My Church' was the message on the back of one Arsenal shirt.

• 0 mins

  Some say Manchester United and Chelsea are Arsenal's biggest rivals now and, in terms of challenging for trophies, I suppose they are. But there's a real mutual loathing between Arsenal and Spurs - off the field, at least. The North London derby is the one the fans are most scared of losing.

• 0 mins

  There's all that, plus live text commentary from me, Chris Harris. I'll have the team news for you as soon as it's announced. Almunia or Mannone in goal? Who will it be? The good news is that Spurs are without Defoe, Lennon and Modric.

• 0 mins

  Kenny Sansom joins Dan Roebuck in the commentary box from 12.45pm (UK time) and you can call or e-mail our studio to join the debate with them in our post-match show. Check the Arsenal.com homepage for our phone number or e-mail us via the website at www.arsenal.com/studio

• 0 mins

  Our MatchDay Show kicks off at 12.15pm (UK time) with highlights from the Liverpool game, footage from Arsene Wenger's pre-match press conference, an exclusive pre-match interview with the boss and an insight into today's opponents from down the road

• 0 mins

  Nervous? I thought so. Fasten your seatbelts - it's the North London derby and we're live from Emirates Stadium.

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