Harry Kane has passed a late fitness test and will start for Tottenham Hotspur against Arsenal on Sunday.

The England striker has been out for seven weeks with an ankle injury but was ruled fit by Mauricio Pochettino on Saturday, and will return to the team for the north London derby.

Kane was initially feared to be out for eight to ten weeks when he damaged ankle ligaments against Sunderland on 18 September.

Tottenham were optimistic after a positive scan in late September and Sunday’s game at the Emirates has been the target ever since.

Spurs have been waiting for Kane’s return ever since his injury. They have scored just two goals in their last five games, both of those penalties, as results in the Premier League and Champions League have tailed off.

Pochettino has been relying on Vincent Janssen and Heung-Min Son up front, but on Sunday he will have his main striker back.

Belgium international Mousa Dembele is also winning his fitness battle after limping out of Spurs’ 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen at Wembley this week.

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It was Teddy Sheringham's (right) first North London derby and, unsurprisingly, all attention was focused on the striker. It was also the first north London derby of the newly-formed Premiership. Yet it was not Sheringham who grabbed the headlines but Paul Allen, who scored the only goal of the game. GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Tottenham 3 Arsenal 1, 1991

This was the first FA Cup semi-final played between the two sides. Spurs midfielder Paul Gascoigne (pictured) scored a memorable free kick from 30 yards out and Gary Lineker doubled the lead. Alan Smith pulled Arsenal back into the showdown but Lineker was on target once more to seal Tottenham's place in the Final, which they won the following month. Gazza's comment after the match was, "I'm off to get measured for me soot! Yes!" GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Tottenham 0 Arsenal 1, 1971

2004 was not the first time Arsenal won the title on their rivals soil. Arsenal went into the game needing a win or a goalless draw to take the title and they got their reward when, with three minutes to go, Ray Kennedy headed home to secure the title. The Gunners went on to lift the FA Cup that season. GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Arsenal 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1, 1995

This match was billed as the battle of the strikers with Jurgen Klinsmann (pictured) and Ian Wright both chasing 30 goals for the season. Arsenal's frontman was on 29, while Tottenham's German striker had 27. Both men scored but the points were shared. Klinsmann was named football writers Footballer of the Year that season. GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal, 1988

All five goals in this entertaining derby came in the space of 12 first-half minutes. The best of the lot was the first, scored by Nigel Winterburn (pictured). Tony Adams went on a 40-yard run up the park before laying off a sublime through-ball to Winterburn who slipped it into the bottom corner. Chris Waddle brought things level for Spurs before two more for Arsenal, one from Brian Marwood and the other an Alan Smith header. Paul Gascoigne clawed one back, scoring with his sock after losing his shoe as he ran in on goal but it wasn't enough as Arsenal stopped the madness and held on for 3-2. GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Arsenal 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1, 2001

Sol Campbell had given Tottenham an added incentive ahead of the FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal by revealing that he was almost certain to stay at the club if they lifted the trophy. Yet it was not to be. The Gunners dominated the tie at Old Trafford, in what was Glenn Hoddle's first match in charge. Robert Pires scored the winner and we all know where Campbell ended up. GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Tottenham Hotspur 0 Arsenal 5, 1978

Despite the 'boring' tag they acquired under George Graham, Arsenal, especially during Liam Brady's era, used to win some games in style, and none more so than this one. The man-of-the match was hat-trick hero Alan Sunderland (pictured), but the game is better remembered for a classic Brady strike. The Irishman tackled a Spurs defender on the edge of the penalty area, stood up, and unleashed a fierce, curling shot into the top corner. GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Arsenal 4 Tottenham Hotspur 4, 2008

In one of Harry Redknapp's first games in charge he faced the daunting task of a trip to the Emirates. A memorable long-range strike from David Bentley got things underway but Arsenal were cruising at 4-2 on the cusp of extra-time. When Clichy slipped, Jenas ran 30 yards before curling a magnificent left-footed shot past Almunia to make it 4-3 and one of the greatest games in Premier League history was sealed when Luka Modric hit the post with a dipping volley and Lennon raced in to score the equaliser. GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies Tottenham Hotspur 1 Arsenal 2, 1987

This match was the culmination of an epic League Cup semi-final encounter that took 270 minutes to complete. The first leg ended in a 1-0 Spurs victory at Highbury and the second a 2-1 defeat, so another match was needed to determine who would meet Liverpool in the final. A toss of the coin decided that it was to be played at White Hart Lane, but, once again, Spurs failed to make the home advantage count and lost out to a last gasp goal from David Rocastle (right). GETTY IMAGES Tottenham v Arsenal: The best north London derbies 139949892.jpg Getty Images

Dembele only lasted 30 minutes of the game on Wednesday but his injury is not thought to be serious and he has been included in Belgium’s squad for their internationals next week.