Wednesday sees us host Tottenham Hotspur in the latest instalment of the north London derby - a fixture rich with historic moments and drama.
We head into this fixture looking to complete a league double over Spurs for only the fifth time in the Premier League era, and we can also claim the spoils over Spurs for the third league game in succession - that would be the first time we've done so since 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
When it comes to recent clashes, the home side has tended to prevail. We have lost just two of our 33 Premier League home games against Spurs who haven't triumphed at Emirates Stadium since 2010, meaning we boast an unbeaten run of 13 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 saw us win three consecutive away derbies for the first time since September 1988.
A history of high scores
Arsenal v Tottenham is the fourth highest-scoring fixture in Premier League history (187), behind our encounters with Liverpool (190), Newcastle v Tottenham (189) and Liverpool v Tottenham (191). That equates to an average of 2.9 goals per game across our 65 meetings, and the 43 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.
Penalty prominence
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.
You have to go back to the 2017/18 campaign for the last season that didn’t see a penalty awarded in one of our meetings home or away. Harry Kane scored seven of his NLD-record 14 goals against us from the penalty spot, the joint-most any player has scored against a single opponent in the competition's history.
Comeback kings
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, and it’s also the fixture to see the team score first fail to win more often than any other - Spurs accounting for 17 of those.
In fact, only Newcastle United in their games against Liverpool (47) have dropped more Premier League points from leading positions than the 45 Spurs have seen slip away against us, but they have won three of their last four against us in which they’ve taken the lead. However, recent history shows they've not managed to get in front in any of our last five meetings.
Late drama overdue?
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 12-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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