Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur

Arsenal Football Club 

Founded- 1886

Ground- Emirates Stadium 

Capacity- 60,388

Head Coach- Arsene Wenger 

League- Premier League 

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club 

Founded- 1882

Ground- White Hart Lane 

Capacity- 36,240 

Head Coach- Mauricio Pochettino 

League- Premier League 

The North London Derby between Arsenal and Tottenham is one of the best derby matches in the English Premiership. Both clubs are located in London and have a huge fan base worldwide. The atmosphere at the games can be amazing as the fans really show their emotion and passion throughout the match. Arsenal at the moment is the team that is currently on top but Tottenham are always trying to overtake and prove their dominance.  

The first game of the North London Derby in the 14/15 season took place on the 27^th of September 2014, the match was held at the Emirates Stadium. The game finished 1-1 with both sides taking a point from the match. The game itself started like a normal derby with both teams playing at a high tempo and being cautious at the back. The first half showed this as both teams went in level at half time. Tottenham Hotspur broke the deadlock early on in the second half through Nacer Chadli on the 56 minute as he slotted the ball past Wojciech Szczesny. Arsenal responded well as Hugo Lloris was called into action shortly after the goal and the Tottenham goalkeeper pulled off an unbelievable save from Per Mertesacker header. However Arsenal eventually got the equaliser on the 75^th minute through Alex Oxlade- Chamberlin. After the game Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said "I am frustrated because we dropped two points and I am frustrated because we didn't make enough of our set-pieces. You want to be rewarded for the work you put in. Mauricio Pochettino also had his say “I think it is a good result for us. Maybe Arsenal controlled the game and had the ball more than us but we played well and defended well. "We scored a great goal. This is our philosophy, which is difficult to keep for 90 minutes at the moment, but we are on our way."

The most recent North London Derby took place on the 7^th of February 2015, the match was held at White Hart Lane. The game finished 2-1 with Tottenham Hotspur taking all three points. This game started off different from the last time both teams played as it was Arsenal who took an early lead on the 11^th minute through Mesut Ozil as he finished from close-range. Arsenal then sat back after the goal and this resulted in Tottenham dominating the game and creating the most chances. Tottenham eventually got their goal on the 56^th minute through Harry Kane and on the 86^th minute Harry Kane then rose to head the ball past the Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, this high quality finish proved to be the winner and Tottenham getting the better of their rivals. The two sides won’t meet until the 15/16 season.