We Won The League At White Hart Lane 2

As we keenly await the first visit of the club up the road to Ashburton Grove on Saturday I’m looking at Arsenal’s most significant triumphs at the home of the visitors.

In the second of two articles I’m going back to the 2003-2004 season when the Gunners clinched the title at White Hart Lane for the second time.

Newcastle’s defeat of Chelsea earlier in the day meant a point for Arsenal at the old enemy would secure a thirteenth league title.

In only the third minute Bergkamp accepted a pass from an Henry break, and crossed for Patrick Vieira to put the visitors ahead.

Arsenal continued to dominate, and ten minutes before the break Vieira pulled the ball back for Robert Pires, a serial goalscorer against Spurs, to increase the lead.

In all honesty, the celebrations had already started for the travelling faithful, and were barely disturbed when Redknapp knocked in a speculative effort on the hour.

The sides traded half chances until injury time, when ‘mad Jens’ objected to Keane standing on his toes and handed out his usual shove on the perpetrator. The referee booked both players, and awarded a penalty for the retaliation! Keane duly put away the equaliser, but too late to prevent Gooner celebrations at the other end of the ground.

Sol Campbell judiciously waited until the home fans had dispersed before coming out to celebrate with an inflatable Premiership trophy. He must have been reflecting on his second championship medal in only three years since leaving the under-achieving hosts.

As I have an early start to get to the Grove tomorrow I will be back online with my reflections on the big game on Sunday. Have a great Saturday folks.