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We returned to a winning note in memorable fashion on Sunday as we swept aside rivals Tottenham Hotspur 4-1 in the north London derby.

Ebere Eze became the first player to score a derby hat-trick since 1978 with three superbly taken goals, adding to Leandro Trossard's opener at Emirates Stadium.

Richarlison netted Spurs' consolation in the second half, as Mikel Arteta's men - boosted by a late cameo for the returning Noni Madueke - build a six-point lead at the summit of the Premier League.

The full match is available for viewing now in the video above, with our bitesize highlights package below.

Still buzzing from our north London derby success?

The morning after our latest big win over Tottenham Hotspur, we’ve rounded up a selection of records broken at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

Take a look through them below!

Eberechi Eze is just the fourth player to score a hat-trick in competitive meetings between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur after Ted Drake (October 1934), Terry Dyson (August 1961) and Alan Sunderland (December 1978).

Eze has scored the 400th hat-trick in Premier League history. He's the 23rd player to score one for Arsenal, with no side having more different hat-trick scorers in the competition.

Eze is the first Englishman to score in his first league NLD for Arsenal since Ian Wright & Kevin Campbell in December 1991.

We have won each of our last four league games against Tottenham Hotspur, only enjoying longer runs in August 1980 (6 wins) and January 1989 (5 wins).

Our 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur is our joint-biggest Premier League win over them (6th time), doing so most recently in November 2012 (5-2).

We have scored 16 goals in our opening six home Premier League games this season, only netting more in 2009-10 (20), 2004-05 (19) and 2022-23 (19).

Only against Liverpool (6) does Leandro Trossard have more Premier League goals against a side than Tottenham Hotspur (4).

In 2025, only Erling Haaland (25), Mohamed Salah (23), Bryan Mbeumo (21) and Antoine Semenyo (18) have been involved in more Premier League goals than Eze (18 – 10 goals, 8 assists).

All seven of Eze’s Premier League goal involvements against Tottenham Hotspur have come in his last four games against them (6 goals, 1 assist), netting five goals in his last two games against them (brace in May 2025).

Ebere Eze has gone from admired Arsenal talent to historic status in the space of one early evening in north London.

Our no. 10 hit a hat-trick which downed Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium in Sunday's roaring 4-1 victory, sending us six points clear at the top of the Premier League.

The weekend's derby success saw us register our joint-biggest margin of victory in the Premier League against Spurs, and Eze helped himself to three after Leandro Trossard had opened the scoring.

Ebere, a lifelong Gooner to boot, has now entered an exclusive club of north London derby heroes, who have hit hat-tricks in the fixture in 212 meetings.

He has become only the third Arsenal player and fourth in total to register a treble in a competitive derby between the clubs, and the first in 47 years.

Ted Drake was the first to achieve the feat in 1934, with Alan Sunderland the last before Sunday back in 1978. Terry Dyson is the only player to have managed the achievement in a Tottenham shirt, in 1961.

We take a closer look at the trio of Gunners in the hat-trick club's updated list...

Ted Drake (20 October 1934, Arsenal 5-1 Spurs)

Drake remains the joint-fifth-highest goalscorer in Arsenal history, having mustered a prolific record across his spell in red and white between 1934 and 1945, scoring 139 times in 184 appearances.

And after arriving at Highbury from Southampton, it took him no long wait to fire us to the First Division title in his and manager George Allison's debut season, netting 42 goals in as many games.

Three of these came in the derby fixture on home turf with Tottenham in October 1934, in which we hammered our neighbours 5-1. Pat Beasley also got his name on the scoresheet for the Gunners on the day, along with an own goal from Spurs' Thomas Evans.

Ted almost repeated the feat within the same season, scoring a brace in the reverse fixture at White Hart Lane, which we won via a 6-0 thrashing in front of a crowd of over 47,000.

The wins inspired a prolific Arsenal side to finish the campaign as league champions for the fourth time, four points ahead of second-placed Sunderland.

Tottenham, by contrast, finished rock-bottom of the table and were relegated to the Second Division alongside Leicester City.

Alan Sunderland (23 December 1978, Spurs 0-5 Arsenal)

Sunderland made over 200 appearances during a seven-year stint at Highbury, and netted the iconic winner in the 1979 FA Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium.

However, earlier on in the same campaign of 1978/79, the midfielder-turned-striker demonstrated his goalscoring exploits further with a treble at the Lane.

Despite finishing seventh in the First Division that term, our best streak of results came in the build-up to Christmas with a 10-match unbeaten run - the last of those coming in our first north London derby of the season in December.

It was festive party time on our rivals' patch that day, as Alan helped himself to three of a 5-0 rout, with Frank Stapleton and Liam Brady also chipping in.

Stapleton then scored the only goal of a 1-0 win at Highbury in the reverse fixture the following April, as we finished four places above Tottenham in 11th as well as lifting the FA Cup courtesy of Alan's iconic finish.

Ebere Eze (23 November 2025, Arsenal 4-1 Spurs)

We approached this north London derby with a chance to extend our lead at the top of the Premier League to six points on upcoming opponents Chelsea, with Ebere facing Tottenham for the first time since his summer arrival from Crystal Palace.

Since moving to Emirates Stadium in 2006, the Gunners had only once lost to Spurs on home turf in league meetings, so spirits were high among the supporters ahead of a chance to claim a fourth-straight derby victory.

Ebere had already found his goalscoring touch in red and white, grabbing his first for the club in a Carabao Cup tie with Port Vale, later netting the winner against former side Palace in the Premier League.

But this was to be the day our no. 10 would enter the history books for good, lashing home three wonderful finishes to take the game away from Tottenham after Trossard had put us into the ascendancy in N5.

The 4-1 triumph in front of an electric crowd maintained our grip on top spot, with Tottenham in ninth place and Ebere joining Drake, Sunderland and Spurs' Dyson as north London derby treble-scorers.

We extended our lead atop the Premier League table to six points on Sunday, following a triumphant 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby.

Ebere Eze fired a magnificent hat-trick to make history at Emirates Stadium, becoming the first player in the Emirates era to hit a derby treble.

Leandro Trossard got the ball rolling in the first half with another to add to his tally, cancelling out a Richarlison strike for Spurs.

We take a more detailed look through the lens of our photographers this week, with a bumper gallery below from our 90th victory against our neighbours from N17.

Our 4-1 north London derby success over Tottenham Hotspur was notable for numerous reasons.

Having extended our unbeaten run in all competitions to maintain our lead at the top of the Premier League table, we also strung a fourth-straight win against our rivals to ensure their 15-year wait for a win in N5 continues.

And if one man has been able to keep all those runs going, it’s Mikel Arteta, who had his own personal record to keep intact at the weekend.

That’s because throughout his Arsenal career as a player or manager, Mikel has never lost a home game against Tottenham in any competition.

The Spaniard’s love affair with home north London derbies began in February 2012 when he lined up in midfield alongside Alex Song and Thomas Rosicky, and his cross for Bacary Sagna led to us coming back from an early 2-0 deficit to beat our neighbours 5-2.

When Spurs returned the following November, he played his part in us recording the same scoreline, and after helping us to a 2-0 FA Cup third round success and a 1-1 draw in 2014, his final north London derby appearance came in November 2015 when he appeared off the Emirates Stadium bench for the final 13 minutes to help us secure a 1-1 draw.

He would find himself back in the same dugout on derby day in March 2021 but this time as our manager, and recorded a 2-1 success over Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham team as Martin Odegaard’s first Premier League goal and a penalty from Alexandre Lacazette completed a comeback.

Nuno Espirito Santo and Antonio Conte’s sides were then both beaten 3-1 in September 2021 and October 2022 respectively, and while Ange Postecoglu did earn a 2-2 draw 12 months later, our 2-1 success the last time we faced off in N5 in January stretched Mikel’s unbeaten home derby record to 10 - five with his boots on and five without.

In fact, even when you include his trips to White Hart Lane and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Mikel’s record continues to be impressive. He lost just twice against Spurs on the nine occasions he was patrolling our midfield, while he has tasted defeat against Tottenham three times as our boss in 11 encounters.

That means, following on from Sunday, he has a combined record of 13 wins, three draws and five defeats from his 21 derby days.

Eberechi Eze scored arguably the greatest hat-trick ever witnessed at Emirates Stadium as we ran out convincing 4-1 winners in the north London derby.

Leandro Trossard opened the scoring when he latched onto Mikel Merino’s pass into the box, but from then on our No. 10 took over. He crashed home the second from the edge of the area before using his left foot to arrow into the bottom corner just seconds into the second half.

Richarlison pulled one back for the visitors from 35 yards out, but this derby was all about Eze, and he completed his hat-trick with another well taken goal to put the seal on a memorable win.

You can watch our bitesize highlights by clicking the video above, with an extended cut and the full match replay to follow soon.

There was plenty of reason for Mikel Arteta to celebrate after our crushing north London derby victory over Tottenham on Sunday.

Eberechi Eze scored the first ever Premier League hat-trick in this fixture, and Leandro Trossard was also on target, and the manager was asked about both players in his post-match press conference.

He was also asked about the performance, being top of the table, Mikel Merino and more. Here's a full transcript...

On a day to remember in N5:

Well, a great day.I enjoyed every minute of it, from the preparation, since the moment that the players came back from international duty. I sensed a feeling that they wanted to be together again, that they were ready for a fight, they were ready for a big week, and the preparation was top. Then you have to deliver it, obviously, with the energy that our people brought to the stadium. It made a huge difference. I think individually the players were exceptional from minute one. They were super dominant in almost every phase of the play. So, yeah, a day to remember. You don't win a derby 4-1 every time, and hopefully we made a lot of Arsenal supporters very proud and happy.

On Eze owning the occasion:

Things happen for a reason. And after the international duty, he had two days off, and after one day he wanted to train. And he wanted to improve, and he wanted to do extra practice. And he was asking me questions about this and that. And when a player has such a talent, and his desire is at that level, then these things happen. And he fully deserves it. I'm so happy for him because it's the day that he came, he brought something else to the team. It's a joy, it's an aura that this team needed, and hopefully it will give him a lot of confidence in him and the team, that at any moment he can win us a game. And that's the ability that he has, and he certainly needs to fulfil that talent.

On Trossard’s performance today:

Yeah, for me, no, because for me it was forbidden for him to leave. No chance. I know the player that he is, and surrounded with the players that we have, he's a player that is going to make a difference for us. I fully agree, it was one of the best games, so aggressive with and without the ball, so effective, he could have scored another one or two goals, and he was involved in so many positive actions. So that's what we need. As I said, I think individually, the players were excellent today.

On Eze taking his chances:

Yeah, and it doesn't have to be perfect. It can be right, left, ball on the ground, bouncing ball at this height, and he takes it. And he has such a quality and capacity to finish actions in different ways that we need to play him very close to the box, because apart from that, obviously, for example, the ball that he put to Declan in the second minute, I think it was, to play him through and create that big chance is exceptional. We need to play him in his qualities. The more he spends time there, the better for the team.

On Eze’s desire to achieve more and more in his career:

Well, that's what he showed from the beginning. And when he picked up the phone, I remember last summer, and he said he wanted to play for us and he wanted to be part of this team. You can really sense that. And hopefully he can enjoy today, and tomorrow he's ready for Bayern Munich.

On the importance to our mentality after a huge result:

Yeah, and especially after the Sunderland game, at the end we lost two points in the last kick of the game, basically. And we went to the international break with that bitter feeling because we didn't concede any goals and we had 10 straight wins, and we wanted to get back to earning that momentum again and the London derby and today's performance. It's a good start.

On our lead at the top of the table:

In this league, not much. We are doing really well, we've been really consistent, and that's it. I mean, when you look at the results, whether they win or lose, the difference in the scoreline and actually what happens in games is really small. We know that. We need players back immediately today. We've got Noni back on the pitch, which is great, but we're still missing a lot, a lot of important players, and we're going to need all of them. The good news is we lost big Gabi, which is a massive blow, and Piero [Hincapie] comes in, and I think he was fantastic from the beginning.

On what he’s most satisfied with in the squad:

Well, I don't know. From looking at our team, it's the application, it's the energy, it's the desire to be the best version of themselves every single day. That's what I sense. Sometimes we are better, and sometimes not that good, but the willingness and the desire to win and be there, it's without a question for me the biggest attribute for this team.

On Merino’s performance today:

Yes, I think he was incredible again, and we are asking him to feel as a nine, and he's not a nine, and to do a lot of the things that a nine has to do. But he's such an intelligent player, and his work ethic and his desire to contribute and make others better is that big. And again, those performances give you all the right reason to continue to trust him.

Eberechi Eze scored one of the greatest hat-tricks in Arsenal history to win the north London derby and send us six points clear at the top of the table.

Leandro Trossard got us going in a dominant half-time with a turn and shot inside the area, before our summer signing took centre stage. Eze smashed home right footed from the edge of the area to double our lead, and scored another stunner just 35 seconds after the restart to send Emirates Stadium into raptures.

Richarlison pulled one back when he scored from long-range, but this day was all about Eze, and he completed his hat-trick to restore our three-goal lead, and ensure this was a derby that will never be forgotten.

Taking control

This eagerly-awaited derby got underway following a spectacular supporter-led tifo display and pre-match light show, and Declan Rice nearly lifted the roof inside three minutes.

Bukayo Saka cut in from the right and fed Eze, who cleverly lifted a pass into the area for Rice. He caught his volley crisply first time but Guglielmo Vicario saved with his legs and the rebound bounced behind for a corner.

The first 15 minutes were spent almost entirely in the visitors’ half, but with only really the Rice chance to show for it. Saka curled a free-kick just over the bar from outside the area, and 15 minutes later had another attempt from a very similar position. This time he got it on target, but Vicario pushed it away to safety.

Trossard breaks the deadlock

The visitors, who finished 17th last season, arrived with a back five, and looked to disrupt and delay the flow of the game whenever possible.

But late in the first-half we deservedly took the lead. Mikel Merino, once again operating as our centre forward, took up possession outside the area in a central position. He surveyed his options before lifting a delightful ball into the area for Trossard. He controlled, turned and squeezed his left footed shot just inside the far post.

Eze doubles up

Five minutes later it was two, and if the first goal was met with an eruption of joy inside Emirates Stadium, the second was heard loud and clear all around north London, and beyond.

Rice passed to Eze just on the edge of the area, and our summer signing showed great composure not to rush his shot. He shifted it onto his right foot then powered his shot home beyond the keeper. The boyhood Gooner coming back to the club where he started his career to score in his first ever north London derby – just beautiful.

He clearly enjoyed the moment, because just 35 seconds into the second-half, he did it again. There was space on the edge of the area for Jurrien Timber to advance. He slipped his pass to Eze and our number 10 cooly found the bottom corner. The perfect restart.

Richarlison from long-range

It was all going our way until Martin Zubimendi got caught in position just inside our own half. Richarlison picked up possession and floated a 40-yard shot just over David Raya and under the bar. It was their first shot of the game, and brought them back into the game.

The game was much more even in the second half, and the goal gave the visitors a lift.

Saka’s shot on the turn was palmed away at full stretch by Vicario and the resulting corner was scrambled away.

Eze’s dream derby

But this was Eze’s day. He completed the best hat-trick this stadium has ever witnessed with another wonderful finish into the bottom corner. It was a magical moment that will go down in north London derby folklore. In fact it’s the first hat-trick scored in this fixture for nearly 50 years, since Alan Sunderland in 1978. In fact it’s only the fourth time the matchball has ever been claimed in this most illustrious derby. He nearly got his fourth moments later. Noni Madueke – back from injury – came off the bench and set him up on the run. This time Vicario just about clawed away Eze’s shot.

But that would have been greedy. We had done enough to make it six wins out of seven against our north London rivals, and increase our lead at the top to six points after 12 games.

What’s next

We are back at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night for a top of the table clash in the Champions League league phase, when we take on Bayern Munich, with both sides looking to extend 100 per cent records at the halfway stage. Then on Sunday we head to Chelsea for a top of the table clash in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.

We return from international football with a bang as we take on Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday, November 23.

The first north London derby of 2025/26 takes place at Emirates Stadium and will get underway at 4.30pm GMT. The best way to enjoy the build-up will be with our pre-match show, Live From N5, which is packed with star guests, team news and much more!

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports to viewers in the UK. Watch from elsewhere in the world? Check out the list below to find out which broadcasters are showing the contest where you are!

With international football done for 2025, club football can take centre-stage again, and for us it returns in the form of derby day when Tottenham come to town on Sunday (4.30pm).

We’ll look to maintain our lead at the top of the table and our 14-game unbeaten run at the expense of our north London neighbours, who have only tasted victory once in N5 in the last 33 league meetings on our turf.

In fact, Spurs have lost seven of their last nine Premier League games against us, as many defeats as they’d suffered in their previous 25, but this is the first under the management of Thomas Frank, who has returned a side that finished 17th last term back into the upper echelons of the division.

Home discomforts

Frank’s first few months in charge have seen a mixture of positives and negatives. On the plus side, they enter this weekend fifth in the table and in the top 10 in the Champions League with two wins and two draws from their opening four matches.

They are also the only side still unbeaten away from home in the Premier League this season, and have the joint-most points (13), the joint-most goals (12) and the fewest goals conceded (3) of any side on the road this term.

However since beating Burnley on the opening day, Spurs have failed to win at home in four attempts, including each of their last two games against Chelsea and Manchester United, the latter seeing them score and then concede in stoppage time. They also meekly exited the Carabao Cup in the fourth round at Newcastle United, and lost the UEFA Super Cup on penalties to Paris Saint-Germain - their next Champions League opponents on Wednesday.

What the managers say

Arteta: "It’s just different. It's a big city, but it's a big rivalry; it's a part of London that we want to conquer, and they want to do the same. There's been a lot of shifts as well over the years, we've been more dominant and it's just beautiful, especially when we play at home in front of our people, we know what it means to them and the energy that they're going to bring, the energy that the team is going to bring in every single action and it's just a privilege to play those kind of games, we cannot wait to get to Sunday.

"It's about bringing everything to the table, that's the context of the game and that's a superpower. When you have everybody playing with that passion and with the emotion within the team in every single ball, it makes a difference and we're very privileged the way that the fans have been with us at Emirates Stadium and especially against our rivals and on Sunday, I'm sure that the team is going to behave and make them very proud."

- read every word of Mikel’s pre-match press conference

Frank: "The interesting thing is that probably both Mikel and I would like a little bit more of a controlled game, but it will probably end up absolutely madhouse. Very, very enjoyable to watch for the outside people or fans. I expect a difficult game of course, but a game that can go anywhere.

Everything can happen in that game. In games like that everything also evens out a little bit more because it's so competitive. The atmosphere in the stadium, it doesn't matter if we play away or home, is intense. We're just really looking forward to it. I know we'll be ready and we're looking forward to it."

Team news

Gabriel limped off with a thigh injury playing for Brazil against Senegal at Emirates Stadium last weekend, while Riccardo Calafiori missed both of Italy’s games with a hip complaint and did not train on Friday.

Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Martinelli missed matches before the international break with hamstring and muscle injuries respectively, while Gabriel Jesus has returned to training after his 11-month layoff with a knee injury, the same issue that is still causing concern for Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz.

Spurs had doubts over Pape Sarr, who was also injured in the Brazil v Senegal match and wasn’t selected for the subsequent game against Kenya, but he is now available for the weekend, while the same goes for Lucas Bergvall, who returned prematurely from international duty with concussion. Ben Davies also trained on Friday as he recovers from a hamstring injury.

Mohammed Kudus is expected to return after missing two matches before the international break with a knock, as could Radu Dragusin who is back in training after an ACL tear, but Dominic Solanke, who has struggled with an ankle injury, is not ready yet.

Dejan Kulusevski is also recovering well from a knee problem, but he’ll be sidelined alongside Yves Bissouma (ankle) and James Maddison (knee).

Kolo Muani (jaw) is available to play with a mask, while Archie Gray (calf) and Kota Takai (quad) have been involved in training.

Talking tactics

Adrian Clarke, writing in the official matchday programme: Frank has flitted between a 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1, but a desire to see summer signing Xavi Simons in his preferred No.10 role has seen the Dane veer towards the latter recently.

In that framework both full-backs are encouraged to push forward, but the central midfield pairing often sit deep to protect the defenders. However, in 11 matches, they have committed a league-high 14 errors that have led to a shot, and three of those have cost them goals.

A little creativity has been sacrificed under Frank in a bid to increase steeliness out of possession, and put under consistent duress, Spurs’ opponents average just 10.1 passes per defensive action, the second-lowest tally in the division.

When they have the ball, their ratio of long passes has risen from 7.3% to 10.7%, indicating a clear tactical shift. Mohammed Kudus has been in superb form down their right, however only he (15) and Pedro Porro (13) have created more than six chances from open play.

Facts and stats

We have lost just one of our last 20 Premier League London derbies (a 0-1 loss to West Ham in February), while Tottenham have won just four of their last 18 league capital clashes.

We have won five of our last six Premier League games against Tottenham, including the last three in a row. It’s our longest winning run against Spurs since a five-game stretch between January 1987 and January 1989.

Tottenham have lost 48 points from winning positions against us in the Premier League, the most one side has thrown away against another in the competition’s history.

Tottenham have scored an own goal in four of their last five Premier League games against us, while they’ve put through their own net more often against us (6) than they have against any other club in the competition.

We have only conceded once in eight home games in all competitions, and have won our last five at Emirates Stadium. We last won six in a row without conceding between April and September 2008.

We have scored more goals from set pieces than any other Premier League team (10), while no side have conceded fewer set-piece goals than Spurs (2).

Thomas Frank won his first-ever Premier League game in charge against us in August 2021 but is since winless in seven against us.

Bukayo Saka has either scored (2) or assisted (2) in each of his last four north London derby appearances. Only Robert Pires (7), Emmanuel Adebayor (6) and Harry Kane (5) have either scored or assisted in more consecutive appearances in this fixture in the Premier League.

Leandro Trossard has more goal involvements than any other Arsenal player in all competitions in 2025 (20 - 10 goals, 10 assists), one of only three Premier League players to reach double figures for both goals and assists in all competitions this calendar year alongside Bruno Fernandes (15G, 11A) and Enzo Fernandez (10G, 10A).

Micky van de Ven has scored more goals in all competitions (6) than any other centre-back for a big five European league side this season.

Match officials

Michael Oliver has been appointed to this match, his first Gunners game since January when he dismissed Myles Lewis-Skelly in our 1-0 win at Wolves, a decision which was later rescinded. He also sent off Leandro Trossard against Manchester City last season, but we still managed to earn two wins and two draws in the four matches of ours he took charge of last term.

We have won 31 of the 62 games he has refereed of ours since September 2010. This will be the sixth north London derby held under his watch, the last of which saw us triumph 3-2 at Spurs back in April 2024 when he awarded a penalty.

Recent visits from Spurs

We have lost just one of our last 32 Premier League home games against Tottenham, going down 3-2 in November 2010, but last season we had to come from behind to secure all three points when a Dominic Solanke own goal was followed by a Trossard strike to snatch the points.

The season before saw the sides play out a 2-2 draw in September 2023 when Son Heung-min twice pegged us back after we netted through a Christian Romero own goal and a Bukayo Saka penalty, while in October 2022 efforts from Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka saw us triumph 3-1.

Live coverage

For all the best built-up any Gooner could want on derby day, tune into Live From N5 to get hyped for the big showdown.

Nicole Holliday and Jeremie Aliadiere are live in the studio at 3.15pm and we’ll bring you the team news as soon as it's announced. Frimmy will be greeting our players ats they arrive at Emirates Stadium.

We’ll crown our Live from N5 Hero of the Week, and the latest battle between Nicole and Jeremie takes place to induct an Emirates Stadium moment in to our Live from N5 Hall of Fame.

Rapper Chip is back in the studio and there will be another round of Arsenal Mastermind for our studio audience. Legendary filmmaker Spike Lee is also with us.

Adrian Clarke will be pitchside with Frimmy to bring you everything you need to know about Spurs, and we'll catch up with Noni Madueke at the Sobha Realty Training Centre.

All the pre-match atmosphere and build-up begins from 4.20pm with our commentary team of Dan Roebuck and Adrian Clarke, who will be on hand with live commentary to guide you through the on-field action on what we hope is another memorable afternoon in north London.