Top 5 highest scoring London Derbies in the Premier League

1. Tottenham Hotspur 4-5 Arsenal (November 2004)

Not only was this the highest scoring London derby, but it was also one of the most prolific and exciting games to have ever been played in the Premier League. A total of nine goals were scored at White Hart Lane that day, and what was more fascinating to note was that the game saw nine different goal scorers as well.

The first goal wasn’t scored until the 37th minute when Noureddine Naybet scored off a Michael Carrick cross which the Arsenal players missed completely. But on the stroke of halftime, Thierry Henry caught hold of a long ball into the Spurs box, sold the defence a dummy and shot past Robinson to level the score going into the break.

Ten minutes into the second half, Paramot fouled Ljungberg in the box and Lauren took the resulting spot kick to give Arsenal a 1-2 lead. Patrick Vieria then made it 1-3 when Naybet allowed him to profit from an error as the Frenchman slotted home from near the edge of the box. Jermain Defoe then scored in the very next minute as he beat two defenders and shot into the top corner.

Ljungberg made it 2-4 in the 69th minute when Naybet was at fault again, allowing Pires and Fabregas to pounce. Fabregas then reversed the ball to Ljungberg to score. Ledley King then scored, again from a Carrick cross, thanks to a Cygan error. And then Robert Pires, forever a thorn in the Spurs side, added a fifth thanks to an Henry assist. Although Kanoute spiced things up with a goal in the 87th minute, it wasn’t enough to secure a draw as the game ended 4-5.

Equal number of shots on target, almost 50-50 possession, and a similar number of shots on goal; it was one of the most evenly matched, high scoring games with literally just one goal separating the two North London sides at the end of an explosive North London Derby!