Saturday, February 7, 2009

Tottenham Hotspur – Arsenal: the match of the week

On Sunday, Arsenal travel to their North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The Gunners have an excellent record against Spurs in recent years.

Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 18 Premier League matches against Tottenham, since losing 2-1 at White Hart Lane on November 7, 1999. This is Arsenal’s longest ever unbeaten run against their rivals according to Infostrada.

If Arsenal avoid defeat on Sunday, it will equal their longest ever run without a defeat against another Premier League side – level with their 19-matches unbeaten against Chelsea (1995-2005) and Aston Villa (1999-2008).

Arsenal’s longest unbeaten streaks against a specific club – Premier League
Matches Opponent From Until

19 Aston Villa 16 May 1999 01 Mar 2008
19 Chelsea 16 Dec 1995 20 Apr 2005
18 Tottenham Hotspur 19 Mar 2000 Still running
18 Manchester City 28 Sep 1992 04 May 2006
15 Leicester City 11 Feb 1995 Still running

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