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Josh B4/28/2024

Adebayor was quite the character in his playing days. I remember his chaotic style getting him sent off when he played for spurs against arsenal and subsequently Arsenal smashed spurs 5-2. He was never one to shy away from confrontation and the Derby always packs a bit more bite when a player has defected one way or the other between the two rivals.

The game today didn't disappoint, either. I'll be honest I was hoping for a spurs win to make the title race a bit edgier but it was at least a nervy end to the game with them clawing their way back to 3-2.

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BeyondBelief4/25/2024

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One of the greatest solo goals in a London derby and it has to be Cesc Fabragas in 2009 right from kickoff! Pure talent, confidence, and just unreal skill. One of the best players to play in a Arsenal shirt! What a game.

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Scrbzy4/23/2024

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I see what you mean now James, my other bounty submission was literally perfect for this 😂

Good thing I have lots of good moments to choose from!

I'm gonna go for the iconic Henry knee slide celebration (literally caste in bronze), the game itself was a fairly run of the mill demolishing of Spurs but the goal that lead to aforementioned moment was peak Henry. Receiving the ball in our own half he runs the length of the pitch slicing through the Tottenham midfield before foxing into the box to put away a perfect low, left corner finish.

The celebration that followed is cold, unmatched and obviously iconic.

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Retro Stu4/23/2024

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As I've already shared my tale of predicting the score and scorers when Bendtner came off the bench and scored with his first touch to win the game 2-1 on another bounty I'll use this as an opportunity to share another memory.

April 25th 2004 - we may have given away a victory from a 2-0 lead with a silly penalty conceded by Jens Lehmann in the 90th+ minute to draw 2-2 but to not only win the league at White Hart Lane but to also do it on the season that would be our invincibles run was even sweeter.

Looking back at the penalty now, it's ridiculous what Lehmann was doing, but in this day of VAR I wonder whether Keane would've been penalised for being right on the keeper's toes, but that's irrelevant.

We didn't need to win, sure, a victory would've made it even sweeter but for Spurs to celebrate equalising in the 94th minute and still end up with their bitter rivals winning the league on their turf - well that still tastes pretty damn sweet even 20 years on.

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Wadd Enderas4/22/2024

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My favourite North London derby from recent years was the 5-2 crushing of Tottenham by Arsenal at the Emirates in the 2012-2013 season.

The reason lies in a similar bracket to the William Gallas comment in the bounty. Not only was it the second time in a row that Arsenal had posted that identical scoreline against Spurs, but both games were also after Emmanuel Adebayor had made the shift across the divide to Tottenham. And he was particularly vindictive in his attitude to Arsenal and the fans after his departure. So it was immensly satisfying to see him wilt so comprehensively, particularly at a time when the Arsenal squad really wasn't that good.

Can you guess who I support?