Greatest Rivalries in Football - Arsenal vs Tottenham

The North London derby is the name of the football local derby between two North London based teams – Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. Both Arsenal and Tottenham fans have recognized each other as rivals.
  The first meeting between the two teams was a friendly on 19 November 1887. The match was abandoned 15 minutes before it was due to end "owing to darkness" with Spurs leading 2–1.The first League match between the clubs was in the First Division, on 4 December 1909; Arsenal won 1–0. However, a proper rivalry between the two teams did not begin until 1913, when Arsenal moved from the Manor Ground, Plumstead to Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, just four miles from Tottenham’s White Hart Lane; by doing so, they became Tottenham’s nearest neighbours and thus began a natural local rivalry.And thus, this match was known as the North London Derby.
  Both Spurs’ and Arsenal’s fan bases are multi-ethnic, due to the racial diversity in London. According to a report in 2002, Arsenal had 7.7% of their fans calling themselves non-white British, the highest in the league at the time.Both clubs also have extensive fan bases throughout the UK and the rest of the world. Arsenal fans call themselves "Gooners" - a reworking of the club’s "Gunners" nickname. Spurs fans call themselves "yids" - a reference to the fact that, because of the large Jewish community in the vicinity of their ground.
  As of 1 October 2012, 163 competitive first-class meetings between the two teams since the first league meeting in 1909, of which Arsenal have won 67 and Tottenham 50.In the present format Arsenal have currently qualified to play in the UEFA Champions League on 16 occasions and Tottenham Hotspur once, although Tottenham Hotspur did achieve a 4th place finish in the 2011–12 Premier League season but were denied a place in the Champions League due to Chelsea winning the Champions League.
  Alot of questions arise when asked about the North London derby, after getting top notch players like Eriksen, Lamela, Soldado, Paulinho etc, Tottenham are much a stronger side when compared to their past. Top man Gareth Bale’s transfer to Real Madrid helped Tottenham to bring in such quality. Not only that, Arsenal on the other hand boast a staggering €42.5M signing Ozil from Real Madrid. This playmaker is a key in Arsenal’s winning ways. Assisting in almost every match, Ozil makes sure that the opponents team go home without a clean sheet.
  The recent match at The Emirates saw the Gunners winning by a goal to nil, all thanks to hitman Oliver Giroud. But, AVB’s lads look to pounce upon them on the corresponding fixture which is due on 15 March. For sure will be an interesting matchup, with Arsene Wenger’s boys on top of the table and with AVB’s boys on top form, this match would be to watch out for.

Players to watch out for this season -
  : Ozil, Giroud, Wilshere, Ramsey, Cazorla ( Arsenal )
  : Soldado, Lamela, Eriksen, Paulinho, Lloris ( Tottenham )