By By Kev Hedges Nov 21, 2010 in Sports London - In a pulsating North London derby the bragging rights went to Tottenham following a second half comeback which defied half time odds of 70-to-1 backing a Tottenham victory.

View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com On Saturday, at the Emirates stadium, the two clubs locked horns for a lunchtime televised clash that produced goals, a certain winner that ended up losing, a public spat between two players and a moment of woeful petulance from Arsenal's French manager involving a certain water bottle. Arsenal began the game in an ascendency that suggested this would be a romp. Arsenal were due to go top with a win here at the Emirates. Tottenham had failed to beat Arsenal at their ground for 17 years, and it all started so sweetly for Arsenal. But first, the traditional handshakes before kick off highlighted a well publicised hissy fit between Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Tottenham defender and fellow countryman William Gallas which kept them apart during the traditional pre-match line-up. The Arsenal Frenchman is still seething over his fellow countryman's decision to steal his seat on the French team coach. It did not take long for the pair to tussle on the pitch, the pair collided in a tussle that left the Arsenal midfield man nursing an accidental blow to his face. But Nasri had the first laugh when he rounded a frail Tottenham defence to score from a seemingly impossible angle with just nine minutes on the clock. The Arsenal faithful were singing "1-0 to the Arse-se-nal" and Tottenham's pain continued as Arsenal's midfielder Fabregas, displaying a subliminal performance worthy of note, set up their second goal. Fabregas was dictating events in imperious fashion from midfield, as Match of the Day BBC Arsenal 2 Tottenham 0 (Half Time) During the break Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp summoned Jermaine Defoe on for the strangely ineffective Aaron Lennon and Tottenham gave themselves a lifeline when Defoe headed towards the Dutch master Van der Vaart who found Gareth Bale, who then scored a fine left footed slice with 50-minutes gone. Then, on 67-minutes Fabregas, in the Arsenal wall, handled the ball from a Tottenham free kick and referee Alan Dowd had no hesitation in pointing to the spot for a Tottenham penalty which Van der Vaart duly despatched. Now it was 2-2 and in theory it was a game either side could go on and win. Arsenal 2 Tottenham 2 (67 mins) Tottenham were far better during the second half and somewhat in the ascendency having denied Arsenal a victory that looked sealed at half time. But it was Tottenham who went on to steal all three points in the 85th minute when Younes Kaboul cleverly Arsenal 2 Tottenham 3 (Final Score) It was at this point that Arsenal's mercurial French manager Arsene Wenger, taking a sip from his water bottle whilst seated, threw his bottle at the ground with such force and temperament, that the bottle bounced six-feet up in the air. Arsenal had blown their chance to go top of the league and Tottenham moved to within six-points of leaders Chelsea after another thoroughly entertaining display and a comeback Tottenham fans will savour for months to come. The North London derby between the two biggest capital teams in the English Premier League – Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. The derby refers to individual matches between the teams, but can also be used to describe the general ongoing rivalry between the clubs.On Saturday, at the Emirates stadium, the two clubs locked horns for a lunchtime televised clash that produced goals, a certain winner that ended up losing, a public spat between two players and a moment of woeful petulance from Arsenal's French manager involving a certain water bottle.Arsenal began the game in an ascendency that suggested this would be a romp. Arsenal were due to go top with a win here at the Emirates. Tottenham had failed to beat Arsenal at their ground for 17 years, and it all started so sweetly for Arsenal. But first, the traditional handshakes before kick off highlighted a well publicised hissy fit between Arsenal's Samir Nasri and Tottenham defender and fellow countryman William Gallas which kept them apart during the traditional pre-match line-up. The Arsenal Frenchman is still seething over his fellow countryman's decision to steal his seat on the French team coach.It did not take long for the pair to tussle on the pitch, the pair collided in a tussle that left the Arsenal midfield man nursing an accidental blow to his face. But Nasri had the first laugh when he rounded a frail Tottenham defence to score from a seemingly impossible angle with just nine minutes on the clock. The Arsenal faithful were singing "1-0 to the Arse-se-nal" and Tottenham's pain continued as Arsenal's midfielder Fabregas, displaying a subliminal performance worthy of note, set up their second goal.Fabregas was dictating events in imperious fashion from midfield, as Match of the Day BBC Sport reports, and he inevitably played a part as Arsenal doubled their lead after 27 minutes. He spread the play to Andrey Arshavin, and Chamakh reacted more quickly than Kaboul to the Russian's cross to turn a close-range finish past Gomes.During the break Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp summoned Jermaine Defoe on for the strangely ineffective Aaron Lennon and Tottenham gave themselves a lifeline when Defoe headed towards the Dutch master Van der Vaart who found Gareth Bale, who then scored a fine left footed slice with 50-minutes gone.Then, on 67-minutes Fabregas, in the Arsenal wall, handled the ball from a Tottenham free kick and referee Alan Dowd had no hesitation in pointing to the spot for a Tottenham penalty which Van der Vaart duly despatched. Now it was 2-2 and in theory it was a game either side could go on and win.Tottenham were far better during the second half and somewhat in the ascendency having denied Arsenal a victory that looked sealed at half time. But it was Tottenham who went on to steal all three points in the 85th minute when Younes Kaboul cleverly back headed from a free kick to give Tottenham an unlikely lead.It was at this point that Arsenal's mercurial French manager Arsene Wenger, taking a sip from his water bottle whilst seated, threw his bottle at the ground with such force and temperament, that the bottle bounced six-feet up in the air. Arsenal had blown their chance to go top of the league and Tottenham moved to within six-points of leaders Chelsea after another thoroughly entertaining display and a comeback Tottenham fans will savour for months to come. More about London, Arsenal, Tottenham, Spurs More news from london arsenal tottenham spurs