Top 10 iconic Tottenham Hotspur games of the decade (2010-2019)

#3 Arsenal 2-3 Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League – 20 November, 2010

Younes Kaboul headed a winner to give Spurs their first win at Arsenal in 17 years

Just over two weeks after their stunning performance against Inter Milan, Harry Redknapp’s Spurs produced another all-time great showing to defeat Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium – the first time they’d overcome their rivals in their home ground for 17 years. Incredibly, after 27 minutes the idea of a Tottenham win seemed like mission impossible.

The Gunners took the lead through Samir Nasri after just 9 minutes, the Frenchman scoring from a tight angle following a pass from Cesc Fabregas. 16 minutes later, Arsene Wenger’s team doubled their lead when striker Marouane Chamakh reacted quickly to convert from a cross from Andrey Arshavin. Spurs looked dead and buried going into the second half, but Redknapp knew differently.

He sent on striker Jermain Defoe for winger Aaron Lennon, and the England international’s header just minutes after the restart found Rafael Van Der Vaart, who set up Gareth Bale for a close-range finish to give Spurs hope. 17 minutes later, Redknapp’s team were level after Fabregas inexplicably handled Van Der Vaart’s free-kick, and the Dutchman calmly dispatched the subsequent penalty.

The game then kicked into a flurry of action as both sides attempted to find a winning goal – but it was Tottenham who found it, with defender Younes Kaboul heading in from a Van Der Vaart free kick on 85 minutes. Arsenal were broken by the goal, and their hopes of moving to the top of the Premier League were wrecked, as their most bitter rivals had come away with a classic comeback victory.