Tottenham savour win over Arsenal

Just over a year ago, Tottenham Hotspur were leading Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium and were on course to open up a 13-point lead over their North London rivals in the race for a Champions League spot.

But it did not quite turn out like that. Arsenal recovered to win the Premier League game 5-2 and cut Spurs' lead over them to seven points.

Tottenham led Arsenal 2-0 again on Sunday but this time held on for a 2-1 win in another thrilling derby to end the day with a seven-point lead over their arch-rivals.

But the circumstances, at least for now, are very different. Whereas last year's cut lead was the result of a hugely negative defeat, the gap Spurs have opened up now followed a battling derby win that extended their unbeaten league run to 12 matches, boosting their European chances.