Fri 13 May 2022, 15:00
Tottenham HotspurOn the back of Thursday night’s imposing 3-0 win over Arsenal, we take a look at the key numbers behind the game…
Kane’s game
13 – Harry Kane extended his record as the north London derby’s all-time top goalscorer to 13 with a brace against the Gunners.
13 – His 13 Premier League goals against Arsenal is the most by any player in the competition.
9 – He has now scored nine goals in his last eight outings against Arsenal.
181 – His double saw him move past the 180-goal mark in the Premier League. He currently sits fifth in the competition’s all-time goalscoring charts, three goals behind fourth-placed Sergio Aguero (184).
15 – His goals also saw him move onto 15 goals in the Premier League this season, putting him joint fourth in the goalscoring standings.
3 – With 15 league goals to his name in the competition this season, he is now the third player in Premier League history to score 15 or more goals in eight or more seasons - Sergio Aguero and Alan Shearer have also managed the feat.
45 – The striker has now scored 45 goals at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – the most of any player.
A milestone victory
500 – The win was our 500th in Premier League history. We are the fifth team in the competition’s history to reach that milestone.
5 – We have won five out of our last six home games, scoring at least three goals in each of those victories.
37 – In scoring our 35th, 36th, and 37th home goals of the season in the win over Arsenal, we bettered our total from last term (35 goals in 19 games).
Sonny boosts Golden Boot hopes
21 – Heung-Min Son moved within one goal of this season’s leading goalscorer in the Premier League, Mohamed Salah (22), with his 21st of the campaign.
91 – Son has now scored 91 goals for us in the Premier League – only Harry Kane (181) and Teddy Sheringham (97) have registered more for us in the competition.
9 – Sonny has now been involved in nine goals in his last nine north London derby appearances (five goals, four assists).
4 – He has also scored in all four of Arsenal’s visits to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thus far, including the winner in last summer’s 1-0 win in the Mind Series.
North London delight
3 – In terms of margin of victory, it was our biggest ever win over Arsenal in the Premier League and our biggest in the league since a 5-0 win in April, 1983.
3 – We have won all three of our Premier League meetings with the Gunners at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
3 – The victory made it three consecutive home league wins over Arsenal for the first time since August, 1961.
8 – We have now gone eight home league games without defeat against them (W6 D2).
2 – It was just the second north London derby to be played out on a Thursday night – and we have taken the spoils in both having also defeated Arsenal 2-0 in May, 1972.
Other numbers
14 - Hugo Lloris moved up to third in the this year's clean sheets chart with his 14th of the season. Only Liverpool’s Alisson and Manchester City’s Ederson (both 20) have kept more than our number one.
20 – Hugo now holds the record for most north London derby appearances in the Premier League era (20).
200 – Lucas Moura made his 200th appearance for the Club.
62,027 - There was a new attendance record set at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with 62,027 spectators packed into our new home.
