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#7 Tottenham Hotspur 4-5 Arsenal (2004-05)

Many Spurs hearts were broken when they hosted Arsenal in November 2004

The North London derby has acquired the reputation of a derby that, while being feisty, is also laden with goals. That was precisely the case when Tottenham Hotspur hosted their cross-town rivals Arsenal in the November of 2004. With Arsenal looking to retain their League title on the back of an invincible season, Spurs had added incentive to beat the Gunners and it began as per plan for the club as they took the lead via a volley from Noureddine Naybet. It looked like Spurs would go into the break with their lead intact until Thierry Henry put the Gunners on level terms in the injury time of the first half.

Thereafter, Arsenal truly rose to the occasion as goals from Lauren and Patrick Viera gave the Gunners a two goal lead. However, for those who thought that the game was done and dusted when Viera scored, they were proved wrong.

Jermaine Defoe gave Spurs some hope with a goal only for Freddie Ljungberg to restore Arsenal’s two goal lead shortly thereafter.

While Ledley King’s strike brought Spurs within touching distance of an improbable comeback, it wasn’t to be, as Robert Pires’s goal, the 5th Arsenal goal of the evening secured the all important three points for the Arsene Wenger managed unit even though Freddie Kanoute added a fourth for Spurs.