In the 21st round of the 2024-25 Premier League season, the North London derby took place with Arsenal hosting Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium. The match concluded with the visiting team Tottenham taking an early lead through their captain Son Heung-min's goal, but Arsenal managed to score two consecutive goals, ultimately securing a 2-1 comeback victory at home.
During the match, in the 25th minute, Son Heung-min scored, giving Tottenham a 1-0 lead away from home. Notably, this was his eighth goal in the Premier League North London derby, placing him second on the all-time scoring list for the derby, just behind his former teammate Harry Kane. Additionally, Son Heung-min's total number of goals in the Premier League reached 126, which allowed him to equal Robbie Keane and move up to 17th on the Premier League's all-time scoring list.
In the 40th minute, Arsenal's Gabriel headed a corner kick into the penalty area, hitting Tottenham player Solanke and changing direction to score, leveling the score at 1-1. In the 43rd minute, Trossard completed the goal, allowing Arsenal to take the lead 2-1 over Tottenham. After the break, in stoppage time, Bolo made a shot from a tight angle in the penalty area that hit the post and bounced out, narrowly missing an equalizer. Eventually, Tottenham lost 1-2 away to Arsenal.
With this victory, Arsenal has remained undefeated at home in the Premier League this season, making them the only team in the league to maintain such a record. They have now gone unbeaten in 13 consecutive home matches in the Premier League! It is worth mentioning that Arsenal has already achieved a double over Tottenham in the Premier League this season (winning 1-0 away in the fourth round and a 2-1 comeback victory in this match), marking the fifth time in Arsenal's history that they have achieved a double over Tottenham in a Premier League season!
Furthermore, last season in the 35th round, Arsenal won 3-2 away against Tottenham, resulting in Arsenal's first-ever three consecutive victories in the North London derby in the Premier League. After 21 rounds of the Premier League, Arsenal has achieved 12 wins, 7 draws, and 2 losses, accumulating 43 points to rank second in the Premier League table, trailing Liverpool by 4 points, who have played one fewer game. Tottenham, on the other hand, has 7 wins, 3 draws, and 11 losses, accumulating only 24 points and ranking 13th in the Premier League.