The Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur rivalry is one of the biggest of the Premier League era, and by far the most prominent of the London derbies in English football.
The two clubs first played each other in 1896, and the north London derby has been a hot-blooded affair ever since, with its storylines often running from the pitch to the boardroom.
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur: head-to-head record in all competitions
Woolwich Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur first met on 9 November 1896 in the United League, one of several regional competitions the clubs shared before Tottenham joined Arsenal in the First Division in 1909. Their first Football League meeting came on 4 December 1909, a 1-0 Woolwich Arsenal win.
Counting competitive matches from 1909 (league, FA Cup, League Cup and Charity Shield), the clubs have met 199 times. Arsenal have won 86, Tottenham 61, and 52 have been drawn. Figures to the most recent derby, on 22 February 2026, from 11v11 and Wikipedia, which agree on every total.
| Competition | Played | Arsenal won | Spurs won | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | 178 | 75 | 55 | 48 |
| FA Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| League Cup | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Charity Shield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 199 | 86 | 61 | 52 |
The biggest win in the fixture is Arsenal’s 6-0 at White Hart Lane on 6 March 1935. Arsenal also won 5-0 there in December 1978. Tottenham’s biggest wins are two 5-0s, on Christmas Day 1911 and on 4 April 1983, and a 5-1 in the second leg of the 2007-08 League Cup semi-final.
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur: head-to-head record in the Premier League
Since the Premier League began in 1992-93, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have met 68 times. Arsenal have won 29, Tottenham 15, and 24 have been drawn.
| Arsenal | Metric | Tottenham Hotspur |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Wins | 15 |
| 15 | Losses | 29 |
| 24 | Draws | 24 |
Arsenal have had much the better of the recent derbies. They are unbeaten in eight against Tottenham since a 3-0 defeat at Tottenham in May 2022, and have won the last five. In 2025-26 they won 4-1 at home on 23 November 2025, with a hat-trick from Eberechi Eze, and 4-1 at Tottenham on 22 February 2026, when Eze and Viktor Gyökeres scored two each.
Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur: head-to-head record in cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur have met six times. Arsenal have won four, including the 1993 and 2001 semi-finals, and Tottenham two, including the 1991 semi-final at Wembley.
There have been 14 north London derbies in the League Cup. Arsenal have the edge with seven wins to Tottenham’s four, and three draws. The most recent was in December 2018, when Tottenham won 2-0 at the Emirates in the quarter-finals.
| Competition | Matches played | ARS win | TOT win | Draws |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| League Cup | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Charity Shield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most goals in Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane has scored the most goals in the north London derby: 14, all for Tottenham, before he left for Bayern Munich in August 2023. Bobby Smith (Tottenham) and Emmanuel Adebayor are next with 10 each. Adebayor scored eight for Arsenal and two for Tottenham.
For Arsenal, Robert Pires, Alan Sunderland and Adebayor share the record with eight goals each. Eze has five from his first two derbies.
Players who played for both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur
Emmanuel Adebayor, William Gallas and Sol Campbell are the most prominent players in the Premier League era to have made the move from Arsenal to Tottenham Hotspur or vice versa. The list is as follows:
From Arsenal to Tottenham Hotspur
Jimmy Brain, Laurie Brown, David Jenkins, Rohan Ricketts, David Bentley, William Gallas, Emmanuel Adebayor
From Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal:
George Hunt, Freddie Cox, Vic Groves, Jimmy Robertson, Steve Walford, Willie Young, Pat Jennings, Sol Campbell
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