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Full History of Cup results
- Spurs v Arsenal :-

FA Cup

Season   Rd   H/A   Result   Scorers

48-49    3     A    0-3
81-82    3     H    1-0      Crooks
90-91   S/F    W    3-1      Lineker 2
                             Gascoigne
92-93   S/F    W    0-1
00-01   S/F   OT*   1-2      Doherty
13-14    3     A    0-2  
(*OT = Old Trafford)

Lge Cup

68-69   SF/1   A    0-1
68-69   SF/2   H    1-1      Greaves
80-81    4     H    1-0      Ardiles
83-84    3     H    1-2      Hoddle (p)
86-87   SF/1   A    1-0      C Allen
86-87   SF/2   H    1-2(aet) C Allen
86-87   SF/R   H    1-2      C Allen
06-07   SF/1   H    2-2      Berbatov, o.g
06-07   SF/2   A    1-3(aet) Mido
07-08   SF/1   A    1-1      Jenas
07-08   SF/2   H    5-1      Jenas, Bendtner o.g), 
                       Keane, Lennon, Malbranque
10-11    3     H    1-4      Keane
15-16    3     H    1-2      Chambers (o.g.)

Hoping for swift revenge

Spurs return to The Emirates Stadium hoping for swift revenge for a nasty 4-2 Premier League defeat on December 2nd. On that occasion, we took a 2-1 half-time lead but were then overcome by three home goals in the second half. The first fact we have to face up to is that Arsenal's stadium has not been a happy hunting ground for us for too many years.

We are here to discuss the Carabao (EFL) Cup, and it's a quarter-final, giving us a chance to take a crucial step closer to a visit to our current temporary home Wembley on official cup business. Ironically, because we have been there so often in the last three seasons (remember we played our 2016-17 European games there too), I would venture to suggest that Wembley will never be as special for Spurs in future years when we play big cup games there. This is a massive hurdle to pass first though.

Down the years we have met Arsenal in no less than 8 League Cup ties, which includes 4 semi-finals. That is more times than we have ever met in the FA Cup, which has a longer history, and those games include three semi-finals. A big cup tie is nothing unusual in our history with the old enemy!

I well remember being at the first League cup tie late in 1968, when I was just 16. I didn't make the first leg which was at Highbury and was won by a very late John Radford goal. I was somewhere in the Park Lane End for the second leg when Jimmy Greaves levelled the aggregate score from Jimmy Pearce's chipped pass. Sadly, once again Radford struck with an 87th minute header which gave the dreaded horde the victory. The only consolation we would eventually have was to laugh at the misfortune of the "Gooners" when Don Rogers inspired Swindon to a 3-1 Final victory. Just over two years later, I was also under the floodlight pylon at the Park Lane End in a packed White Hart Lane to witness Arsenal securing the first leg of their first double on our turf. Never mind the old South London history, it's easy for this Spurs fan to recount why he hates Arsenal!

The late Brian Judson described our next semi-final meeting against Arsenal in this competition (1986-87) as follows:-

".......it required three matches to separate them. Clive Allen scored the only goal of the first match at Highbury. Allen had forced Lukic to concede a corner by tipping the ball over the bar. Davis tried to clear the ball but Gough and Mabbutt both fired shots at Lukic before Allen forced the ball home.

At Tottenham, extra time failed to separate the two teams after two hours. Allen increased Tottenham's aggregate lead early on when Lukic flapped at a ball from a free-kick under pressure from Mabbutt and Allen forced the ball home. But Arsenal fought back and reduced the aggregate when Anderson headed the ball home. They were level when Quinn forced the ball home from a Rocastle centre.

The replay at Tottenham saw Arsenal finally emerge as victors. Allen broke the deadlock in the 62nd minute when he got on the end of a flicked on ball from Gough to force Spurs ahead. But Allinson equalised in the 83rd minute and a very young David Rocastle snatched a very late winner to break Tottenham's hearts as extra time loomed. Let us remember that despite the hostile rivalry between both sets of fans, we did all stand together in immaculate silence when Rocastle's early passing was mourned at Highbury on 31st March, 2001.

A much happier occasion was when we beat Arsenal 5-1 at home in January 2008 on our way to a successful Final against Chelsea. We had five different scorers, including an own goal by Nicklas Bendtner. It's hard to believe but the Arsenal goalscorer (Adebayor) and their captain that night - William Gallas - would later play for Spurs. These are the last two examples of players who have played for both clubs, although Arsenal fans like to remind us that "one of our own" Harry Kane briefly wore the Arsenal colours at a very young age - when he was 8 years old. Now Harry loves to score against Arsenal, and has hit 8 so far. The only teams he has scored more against are Leicester (11) and Stoke (9).

There may be some advantage for Spurs because our preceding game was on Saturday, and our next game will be next Sunday, whereas Unai Emery's squad had to play at Southampton on Sunday (because they are in the Europa League!), and they face Burnley at home in a 12.30 kick-off on Saturday. So, we have an extra day's rest before and after the game. I would imagine in this day of such high intensity football that changes to both teams will be demanded in the interests of ultimate conditioning of the players.

Emery started Sunday's game at Southampton with a strong bench including Ramsey, Lacazette and Ozil. Ozil and Lacazette got on, and I would suggest that all three could sart tomorrow, as Arsenal are surely likely to field a stronger team than they have so far in the League Cup this season. They do have their problems though, as Bellerin is said to be unfit due to a calf injury. Kolasinac is also likely to miss the game due to a thigh injury. Mustafi, who was suspended on sunday, is being assessed.

As for Spurs, it seems that Jan Vertonghen will not return until January due to his thigh injury, and we know we will be missing Dier, Aurier, Dembele and Wanyama. There is good news insofar as Juan Foyth is available, and surely likely to start. Davinson Sanchez is also close to a welcome return. Harry Winks did not leave the bench on Saturday, whilst Eriksen and Son did get some minutes, but all three will surely start tomorrow. Whether Harry Kane starts remains to be seen, as he has once again not had much rest recently.

I sense that Spurs will be slightly stronger than Arsenal, and I am going for an optimistic prediction - 2-1 to Spurs!

Match referee Jon Moss is kept very busy these days, but the only time we've seen him so far this term was for our 1-0 win at Selhurst Park in November. VAR is in use for this game, and remember, there will be no extra time if the scores are level at the end of 0 minutes - just penalties! To the best of my knowledge, Mr. Moss has never refereed a "North" London Derby match.

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