The five biggest Arsenal v Tottenham games ever

ARSENAL travel to Tottenham on Saturday for a huge north London derby - but where does it rank in the biggest ever?

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5) Arsenal 5 Tottenham 2, February 26 2012

In one of the most memorable clashes in Premier League history, Arsenal came from two goals down to smash Spurs at the Emirates.

Spurs started the game in third place, 10 points clear of The Gunners. Harry Redknapp’s side looked set to finish above Arsenal for the first time in 17 years and snatch a valuable Champions League spot.

However, after Spurs went 2-0 up within 34 minutes, Arsenal struck back with goals from Bacary Sagna, Robin van Persie, Tomas Rosicky and a double from Theo Walcott.

Spurs went on to finish fourth in the league, one point behind Arsenal.

To add insult to injury, Chelsea’s unexpected win in the Champions League final meant the Blues stole the final Champions League position.

4) Tottenham 0 Arsenal 1, May 3 1971

Arsenal went into the game knowing that victory against their bitter rivals, on the last day of the season, would clinch their first top division title in 18 years.

The Gunners started the game a point behind league leaders Leeds, who had done all they could by beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 in their final game.

The clash itself was tense but Ray Kennedy headed past Pat Jennings to give Arsenal the win.

Arsenal went on to take the double, beating Liverpool in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Notably, Arsenal were the first team to achieve this feat since Spurs in 1961.

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3) Tottenham 2 Arsenal 2, April 25 2004

In this, perhaps Arsenal’s most outstanding season in their history, the Gunners travelled to White Hart Lane knowing a draw or a win would seal the title.

For Spurs, it was a chance to stop Arsenal’s unbeaten record of 34 league games.

Arsenal took an early lead through captain Patrick Vieira, the scorer then turned provider as Vieira set up Robert Pires to double Arsenal’s advantage.

But Spurs hit back through a Jamie Redknapp effort and a late Robbie Keane equaliser.

Although Spurs had managed to salvage a point, Arsenal were still able to celebrate wining the title at White Hart Lane for the second time in their history.

Arsenal then went on to record their historic unbeaten ‘Invincible’ season. Spurs went on to finish 14th, level on points with the mighty Portsmouth.

2) Tottenham 3 Arsenal 1, April 14 1991

This tie was the first time the two teams from north London had met in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. This was also the first ever semi-final to be played at Wembley.

To reach the semis, Spurs had seen off Notts County 2-1 at the Lane and Arsenal had beaten Cambridge by the same score at Highbury.

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The game itself will always be remembered for one of the greatest goals ever scored at the old Wembley, a stunning 30-yard free-kick from Paul Gascoigne.

Gary Lineker extended their lead, before Alan Smith pulled one back for Arsenal. Lineker then scored a rare goal from outside the area to send Spurs into the final.

Spurs went on to claim FA Cup glory.

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The biggest. A title duel. A huge clash at White Hart Lane.

It doesn’t get bigger than this.

Craig Gardner celebrates his equaliser for West Brom

BATTLING Leicester are learning fast that they’ll have to scrap until they drop to win the title.

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Their so-called ‘easy’ run-in is proving anything but as the Premier League’s smaller fry try to trip them up.

Norwich proved a tough nut on Saturday when Claudio Ranieri’s men had to wait until the death to nick all three points.

Tony Pulis’ Baggies were never going to hand them anything on a plate after notching back-to-back league wins either.

This promised to be a potentially tricky fixture for the leaders and Foxes boss Ranieri had stressed the need to be patient.

But he couldn’t have banked on them being behind so early on after they had made a confident start and dominated the opening 10 minutes.

They were stunned by a sucker punch in the 11th minute when Salomon Rondon muscled Albion into the lead.

Darren Fletcher split the Leicester back line with an incisive pass but Rondon still had a lot to do – not least shrug aside powerhouse Robert Huth.

But he brushed him off with sheer brute force before squeezing the ball home through the legs of advancing keeper Kasper Schmeichel.

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Leicester could have equalised but Shinji Okazaki guided two efforts over and Jamie Vardy headed straight into Ben Foster’s arms from eight yards out.

However, they were about to get a somewhat bizarre helping hand when poor Jonas Olsson deflected a Danny Drinkwater shot into his own net in the 30th minute.

Drinkwater chanced his arm from well outside the box and his shot hit the Swedish centre-back and ended up flying into the air and looping over Foster.

The Foxes should have taken the lead soon after when Drinkwater found Vardy in the six-yard box.

The England striker powered his header goalwards and gave Foster no chance but he was left stamping the floor in frustration as the ball crashed against the crossbar.

But right on half-time Leicester got their noses in front with a goal which was as much about the impressive buildup as Andy King’s stunning finish.

Marc Albrighton spotted Riyad Mahrez over on the far side of the box and when the winger whipped the ball over, the Algerian laid the ball into the path of King with a wonderful ‘kill’ with the outside of his foot.

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The Wales midfielder took it as it dropped and curled a halfvolley into the far corner of the net with pinpoint precision.

Ranieri threw his arms into the air jubilantly but the Italian’s joy was short-lived as Albion equalised five minutes after the interval.

What a cracker it was too – Craig Gardner sweeping a 25-yard free-kick over the Foxes wall to leave Schmeichel rooted to the spot as the ball flew into the top corner of the Dane’s net.

Leicester were again denied by the woodwork in the 58th minute when Okazaki met Albrighton’s cross with a powerful header only to see it crash against the bar.