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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Steven Bloor

Arsenal v Tottenham: FA Cup clashes – in pictures

arsenal v spurs: Come On Ye Spurs
1949 This young Spurs fan took his lunch with him to Highbury where he was among the many thousands of spectators to watch the match, many of whom queued overnight. Though Tottenham supporters weren't smiling at the end of the game as Arsenal won 3-0 Photograph: George W. Hales/Getty Images
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1982 Glenn Hoddle surges forward in midfield as Spurs take the game to their local rivals
Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images
Arsenal Spurs Derby: Arsenal Spurs Derby
Tottenham players celebrate the only goal of the match from Garth Crooks. Paul Miller, Spurs' number 3, remembers Peter Shreeves' pre-match talk that day: 'This is out trophy, let's make sure we keep it'
Photograph: PA Archive/Press Association
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1991 Gary Lineker takes on Nigel Winterbottom in the first ever FA Cup semi-final to be held at Wembley
Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images
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Paul Gascoigne, then at the peak of his powers, blasts in the first goal of the match from a 30-yard free kick
Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images
arsenal v spurs: Gazza
Here is Lee Dixon's view of Gazza's free-kick
Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images
arsenal v spurs: Gazza celebrates
Just as his footballing prowess was at its peak, so too were Gazza's celebrations
Photograph: Action Images
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Lineker nips in ahead of Arsenal's Tony Adams and Alan Smith to score the second goal for Tottenham
Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images
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Lineker lies down on the pitch to celebrate Spurs' 3-1 victory
Photograph: Action Images
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1993 Tony Adams taps in a header for the winning goal. Ray Parlour, playing in midfield that day, describes Adams as 'brilliant. He was always very vocal before games and his leadership was unquestionable'
Photograph: Colorsport/REX
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The game saw Paul Merson's now infamous 'binge drinking' celebration in response to criticism from fans Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
Arsenal Spurs Derby: Arsenal Spurs Derby
Ian Wright is held aloft by Andy Linighan during the post-match celebrations Photograph: Getty Images/Getty Images
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2001 Glenn Hoddle makes his return to Spurs as manager for his first game in the role. No doubt Hoddle would have been pleased to see Gary Doherty put Tottenham ahead after just 14 minutes Photograph: David Davies/PA Archive
arsenal v spurs: Tim Sherwood and Patrick Vieira
By coincidence, Tim Sherwood was playing for Tottenham that day, and will be repeating Glen Hoddle's player/manager double in Saturday's fixture. Here Sherwood gets the better of Patrick Vieira, though the Arsenal midfielder got the Gunners back in the game when he notched just after the half hour mark Photograph: David Ashdown/The Independen/REX
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Sol Campbell is challenged by Thierry Henry during his last match for Spurs Photograph: Tony Marshall/Empics Sport
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Robert Pires hammers it home to win the match 2-1 for Arsenal Photograph: Michael Regan/Action Images
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