'We understand THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GAME!' | Ange Postecoglou | Tottenham vs Arsenal
Tottenham vs Arsenal
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
Tottenham have won just one of their last six Premier League games against Arsenal (D1 L4), with their four defeats in this run as many as they’d suffered in their previous 16 against the Gunners (W6 D6).
2
Arsenal won this exact fixture 2-0 last season, last winning consecutive away league games against Spurs between 1987 and 1988 (a run of three).
3
Up to the end of the 2015-16 season, Arsenal v Tottenham was the most drawn fixture in Premier League history, with 20 of the 48 meetings between the sides ending level (42%). Since then, just four of the 15 north London derby matches has finished in a draw (27%).
4
Tottenham have scored in each of their last 25 Premier League home games – it’s their third longest such run in the competition, after two runs of 29 between January 2016/August 2017, and April 2011/October 2012.
5
Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last six Premier League away games, with only two sides ever doing so in seven (Chelsea from September-December 2008 and Manchester United from November-February in 2008-09). However, the Gunners have never kept a clean sheet in consecutive league visits to Spurs before, winning this exact fixture 2-0 last season.
