Arsenal’s victory over Tottenham in the second north London derby of the season was significant in more ways than one.
Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres both scored twice to secure Arsenal a 4-1 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last Sunday, repeating the scoreline from the first derby of the campaign at the Emirates.
The result has allowed the Gunners to steady the ship after a recent wobble in the Premier League title race as Mikel Arteta’s restored their five-point lead over Manchester City at the summit.
Spurs, meanwhile, remain four points above the relegation zone after failing to secure a first league win of 2026.
Besides bragging rights, implications on the title race and relegation battle, Arsenal opening up a 32 point gap over Tottenham is of huge significance to supporters on the red half of north London.
This is because the chance to celebrate ‘St Totteringham's Day’ could happen as early as Sunday.
‘St Totteringham's Day’ is the date upon which Spurs can no longer mathematically finish above the Gunners in the Premier League table.
Arsenal have finished above Tottenham in each of the last three season’s having not been able to celebrate ‘St Totteringham's Day’ for six seasons in a row from 2016-17 to 2021-22.
How Arsenal can guarantee earliest St Totteringham's Day this weekend
This weekend sees Arsenal host Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium, while Tottenham are also in London derby action away at Fulham in the 2pm kick-off at Craven Cottage.
If the Gunners win, they will be guaranteed to finish above Spurs in the Premier League for a fourth successive campaign.
Alternatively, ‘St Totteringham's Day’ will be confirmed before the Arsenal players even step onto the pitch against Chelsea if Tottenham fail to beat Fulham.
As per analysis from BlackScarfMarc on X (formerly Twitter), the earliest previous confirmation of ‘St. Totteringham’s Day’ was on March 9, in the 2007-08 campaign. This means Arsenal are on course to guarantee finishing above Tottenham in the Premier League at the earliest date ever.
In a scenario where ‘St. Totteringham’s Day’ is not confirmed on March 1, the next opportunity will be March 4/5 when Arsenal face Brighton away from home and Spurs host Crystal Palace respectively.