For months, Tottenham and Arsenal have suspected the postponed north London derby, which was called off at Arsenal’s behest in January, could decide which club finishes fourth — and there is every chance it will.
Spurs squandered the chance to go into tonight’s game with a cushion and, instead, it is Arsenal who can seal Champions League football with a famous win at the home of their rivals. It would not quite rank alongside their title wins at White Hart Lane in 1971 and 2004, but nonetheless be the club’s biggest result in years.
