The North London derby has come to be recognised as one of the fiercest and most entertaining fixtures in the English football calendar.
While Tottenham Hotspur are rarely vying for the most lucrative honours with their bitter rivals, the two teams almost always combine to majestic effect on derby day. They’ve been going at it since 1887, although it was Arsenal’s move to Woolwich in 1913 which sparked the perpetual resentment from N17.
