It seems as though the gap between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur is as wide as it has been in a generation, and the reality is you have to go back nearly 50 years, to Spurs' temporary sojourn in the second tier in 1977-78 for the last time as many positions separated them from their rivals down the Seven Sisters Road.

Arsenal and Tottenham have named their starting lineups for today's pre-season friendly in Hong Kong.The Gunners have so bar beaten AC Milan and Newcastle United while on tour in the far east. Spurs,

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has given his patented “here we go” to João Palhinha’s loan move to Tottenham Hotspur. The English club will pay Palhinha’s salary and the midfielder is headed to London for testing. ⚪️ João Palhinha to Tottenham, here we go! Final green light arrived right now from Bayern.

Tottenham are in talks over a loan move for Bayern Munich's João Palhinha, a source has told ESPN. The 30-year-old only joined Bayern last summer following a €50 million ($57m) move from Fulham but suffered with fitness issues and made just six starts in the Bundesliga.

Palhinha, 30, only signed for Bayern from Fulham in a deal worth €51m last summer, but started just 10 matches in 2024-25.

Spurs beat Arsenal 1-0 in the first-ever north London derby held outside of the UK, as Pape Matar Sarr's long-range goal was the difference in Hong Kong.

Watch Pape Sarr scores from near that halfway line, as Tottenham claimed a 1-0 pre-season victory over Arsenal in the first north London derby outside of the United Kingdom.

Pape Matar Sarr gives Tottenham a 1-0 win vs. Arsenal in the first North London derby held outside of the United Kingdom.