Tottenham will end the annual St Totteringham’s Day tradition for the first time in 22 years by beating Arsenal at White Hart Lane on Sunday 30th April.

Following the Gunners’ drab and dismal display against relegation candidates Crystal Palace – and after Spurs’ 4-0 win over Watford – the gap between the two north London rivals grew to 14 points.

Arsenal still have a game in hand over Mauricio Pochettino’s side, but will not play it before the two sides clash at White Hart Lane – for possibly the final time, depending on the situation with Spurs’ new stadium.

Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Show all 8 1 /8 Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats AC Milan 4 Arsenal 0, Champions League last 16 first leg, 2012 Another last-16 elimination, and another example of the tie being over before the second leg. A Robinho brace and goals from Kevin Prince-Boating and Zlatan Ibrahimovic meant Milan took a hefty lead back to the Emirates. The Gunners won that 3-0 but it was too little, too late. Getty Images Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Manchester City 6 Arsenal 3, Premier League, 2013 Arsenal were top of the league at the time but were blown away by City to close the gap to three points. Slack defending cost them and even when Per Mertesacker headed in a late consolation goal to make it 5-3, Yaya Toure still had time to score a sixth. Getty Images Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Bayern Munich 5 Arsenal 1, Champions League Group Stage, 2015 Yes, remarkably, Tuesday night was is not even the second time Arsenal have lost 5-1 to Bayern. In last season’s Group Stage, Robert Lewandowski, David Alaba, Arjen Robben and two Thomas Muller goals saw to an embarrassing night for Wenger. Bongarts/Getty Images Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Liverpool 5 Arsenal 1, Premier League, 2014 Liverpool were rampant three years ago and stormed into a four goal lead inside the opening 20 minutes at Anfield, including two goals from centre-back Martin Skrtel. Raheem Sterling made it five with Mikel Arteta’s penalty a mere consolation. Getty Images Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Tottenham 5 Arsenal 1, League Cup semi-final second leg, 2008 A humiliating scoreline – made all the worse by it being against the Gunners’ most bitter rivals. The defeat cost them a place in the League Cup final as Nicklas Bendtner and Emmanuel Adebayor nearly violently clashed on the pitch. Getty Images Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Manchester United 6 Arsenal 1, Premier League, 2001 Dwight Yorke bagged a first-half hat-trick at Old Trafford as United raced into a 5-1 lead by the break. Teddy Sheringham added a late sixth as the Red Devils went 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Getty Images Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Chelsea 6 Arsenal 0, Premier League, 2014 Not the best way for Wenger to celebrate his 1000th game in charge of Arsenal. Chelsea were 3-0 up inside 17 minutes in a game which also saw Kieran Gibbs sent off in a case of mistaken identity with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Getty Images Arsene Wenger's worst Arsenal defeats Manchester United 8 Arsenal 2, Premier League, 2011 Wayne Rooney grabbed a hat-trick to help inflict Wenger’s biggest defeat as Arsenal boss. It was made all the worst as it was by a Manchester United team with a midfield of Tom Cleverley, Anderson, Nani and Ashley Young. Getty Images

Both Spurs and Arsenal have two Premier League games to play before they come to a head at the end of April, with the Gunners facing Middlesbrough and Leicester, while Tottenham face Bournemouth and Palace.

Assuming both sides win their two games – which is far from a given considering Arsenal’s current form – then a win for Spurs in the derby will extend the gap to 17 points, with Arsene Wenger’s men having only five games remaining, and a total of 15 points to play for.

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It would be the first time in Wenger’s tenure that he has finished behind Spurs and the first time it has happened at all since the 1994/95 season.

Back then a Jurgen Klinsmann-inspired Tottenham held them finish above George Graham’s Arsenal, while Wenger was still in charge of Monaco and a 22-year-old Pochettino had just signed for Espanyol.

It appeared like last year would be the year Tottenham finally ended the run, only to lose 5-1 to already-relegated Newcastle on the final day of last season.