If Emile Smith Rowe’s Fulham avoid defeat against Tottenham, it means Arsenal will celebrate the earliest St Totteringham’s Day ever in the Premier League.
St Totteringham’s Day marks the day that Tottenham can no longer mathematically finish above Arsenal.
It has happened 25 times in the Premier League era, and it will become 26 very soon; in fact, it could happen today.
Arsenal’s race for the Premier League title and Tottenham’s fight for survival highlight the gulf in class between the two sides, as do the 32 points between them.
The points difference is significant, as failure to win against Fulham would mark a history-making St Totteringham’s Day.
No player would want to play a role in that happening more than Emile Smith Rowe, who will want to be Fulham’s difference maker.
Arsenal will celebrate the earliest St Totteringham’s Day ever if Tottenham do not beat Fulham
We all saw how Smith Rowe reacted to Arsenal beating Tottenham last week.
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WATCH their reaction to the North London Derby 😆
Now, he can channel his inner-Gooner to the benefit of both his current club and his boyhood club.
If Fulham win or draw against Spurs, it will confirm the earliest celebration of St Totteringham’s Day in Premier League history.
The record currently stands at 9 March, which was achieved in 2008, which could be shattered at Craven Cottage.
Smith Rowe will feel like a good luck charm, to some degree, as in the eight times he’s faced Tottenham in his career, he’s only lost once, winning five and drawing two.
Why Arsenal’s dominance over Tottenham in the Premier League table is significant
Thierry Henry didn’t think that Spurs finishing above Arsenal was an achievement, but now that it’s back to being the other way around, the Gunners legend might have a different stance.
Taking the rivalry out of the equation, Tottenham are rather insignificant to Arsenal, but not as much as the table suggests.
Fill the blanks, it’ll be __ years until Tottenham next finish above Arsenal.
The current gap between the two North Londoners is 32 points, and Arsenal could chase a record-high of a 45-point gap by the end of the season.
When the 45-point gap was recorded, Arsenal won the Premier League, finishing the 2003/04 season with 90 points.
Winning the league is what Arsenal want to achieve this season, and who knows if they could rub salt in their rivals’ wounds and repeat history in the process.
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