Top 4 On Friday - North London derbies

Yet another impressive comeback against our closest rivals and it's beginning to look like we might be some sort of bogey team for them nowadays. Maybe it's the never-say-die attitude or even just the wingers, either way it's led to this week's Top 4 On Friday being based on; memorable derby days.

4. Arsenal 1-1 Spurs, April 22, 2006

Fans of the Martin Jol era will have fond memories of this one. The Dutchman had us chasing fourth spot for the first time since the start of the Premier League and to break the so-called Big Four would have been a massive achievement. Obviously it was Arsenal we were fighting tooth and nail for the final Champions League spot.

We were four points ahead and three games from the end of the season, a victory would have all but confirmed us in the top four but Robbie Keane's strike was cancelled out by a slick Arsenal goal finished off by Thierry Henry.

But the game will be forever remember for the sight of Arsene Wenger and Jol squaring up over our opening goal. Wenger felt that Edgar Davids should have put the ball out of play as an Emmanuel Eboue and Gilberto collided in the penalty area; needless to say, the Frenchman had no case, the Arsenal players had injured each other, but we all got this picture as a memento.

3. Spurs 5-0 Arsenal, April 4, 1983

This was literally days after I was born. Massive few weeks for my dad (also a Spurs fan, obviously). Anyway, needless to say I can't remember it, so I can't do it justice, but neither side has won the derby by a five-goal margin ever since. Here's the highlights...



2. Spurs 5-1 Arsenal, 22 January, 2008

Arsenal fans will always remember this one because they still sing about it. Even though we won. They can mock us all they want for releasing a DVD of it, but it makes great television as we didn't just play them off the park, we totally embarrassed them with as good a 90 minutes of football as I have ever seen.

Juande Ramos had us attacking with pace and with a lethal end product. Sadly, it didn't last all season, but it did see off Arsenal in this League Cup semi-final and eventually won us our first silverware since 1999.

1. Spurs 3-1 Arsenal, April 14, 1991

"In the North London Cup they was only runners-up, now they can't get the Double up the Arsenal." Chas and Dave's lesser known 1991 FA CUp song says it all.

Gazza's outrageous free-kick puts us one up and Gary Lineker doubled the lead minutes later. Alan Smith dragged one back but the year ended in one and Gary Lineker's solo effort secured us a trip back to Wembley.

The Goons were fighting for another double and, whilst they did end up winning the league that year, we weren't going to let them have the Cup.