2214: Promise me one thing as I prepare to bid you adieu: you will check out Danny Rose's monumental opener for Spurs this evening? Good. Join Cheesy on Saturday, and I'll see you soon. Take it easy.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp: "That was great technique, a great goal from Danny Rose. They played well Arsenal, they had a lot of the ball, but they didn't have too many clear chances until the end. Ledley... Ledley is special. He was special for us tonight."

From Haggis01 on Twitter: "Gotta say, Sol Campbell had a fine game. Sol & Ledley for England?"

From an optimistic Man Utd fan, via text to 81111: "I hope Spurs can repeat that performance against Chelsea. If they can, this league is far from over."

From an_d_c on 606: "Well done to Spurs, we only looked a decent side in the last 10 minutes and for that we deserved nothing. This year has been so frustrating, it feels like we have bottled every big game. Time to get the chequebook out..."

2200: I know Chelsea are away at Tottenham on Saturday and away at Liverpool on 2 May, but Arsenal simply cannot win the Premier League title now. If only their Dutch destroyer had been fit all season...

BBC Radio 5 live's David Pleat: "After such a blow on Sunday, such a sad day, Spurs have come back brilliantly today, led by the magnificent captain Ledley King. But if Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott had been on earlier, would Arsenal have taken anything from this match?"

2154: Corner to Tottenham, seconds left.

2154: In the 93rd minute, Sol Campbell stays with Gareth Bale as the Welshman runs the ball out of play for an Arsenal goalkick. Campbell has been immense tonight, but it won't be enough.

2153: Spurs want a corner, but goalkick given. We've only got two minutes left. Tottenham 2-1 Arsenal at the moment.

2151: Lots of possession for Arsenal, but they are struggling to open Spurs up now. Into injury time and there will be four extra minutes.

2148: One man hasn't sparked a team to life like this before since Cesc Fabregas against Aston Villa earlier this season. Robin van Persie rampages forward again and hammers in a left-footer from 25 yards that the Brazilian Heurelho Gomes is once again equal to. What a duel.

2147: Four minutes left of normal time at Tottenham.

Arsenal goal: Robin van Persie should have been on from the start - I don't care how fit he is. He gets Theo Walcott into a great position down the right and Walcott rolls the ball along the six-yard box that Nicklas Bendtner bundles into the Tottenham net.

2145: This almost defies belief - from the corner, Sol Campbell heads goalwards and then after it hits Luka Modric, Heurelho Gomes pulls off a truly brilliant save once again.

2144: Free-kick to Arsenal, 25 yards out and Robin van Persie's shot is arching towards the top corner - only for Heurelho Gomes to pull off another world-class save. Astonishing.

From jaymotty on Twitter: "What a save!! He's had nothing to do all game as well!"

2141: That's what they've missed - Robin van Persie expertly chests down a pass into the Spurs box and like lightning hammers in a left-foot volley that Heurelho Gomes does amazingly well to tip away for a corner. Stunning shot, stunning save.

2141: Wigan are now five points above the relegation zone, but the boos ring out around the DW Stadium after that disappointing performance.

From Luxinho on 606: "Unfortunately ever since that magnificent goal against Porto, Nasri has been utter utter pants... we needed him to step up what with Fab's injury, but he clearly hasn't."

2136: Arsenal have 15 minutes to save their Premier League title hopes. They need two goals minimum, but most probably three.

2135: Phil Neville goes agonisingly close to winning it for Everton, but he collects Leighton Baines' cross and drills inches wide of the far post from an angle on the right.

2133: Hugo Rodallega gets into a decent position on the edge of the Pompey box only to blaze over. Some Latics fans are booing. Oh Wigan.

Villa goal: Horror moment for Tim Howard just as the teams had gone into injury time at Villa Park. Ashley Young curled over an inswinger from the left and Phil Jagielka, who has been struggling with John Carew all evening, heads into his own net. But Howard, who could only help it on its way, really should have done better.

2131: It's all Wigan, but Roberto Martinez's team just cannot find a way through this patched-up Pompey team at the DW. Not too much longer left.

From Paul in Warrington, via text to 81111: "I wonder how many goals Tim Cahill would score in a season if he didn't have a head."

2129: Came too soon. Benoit Assou-Ekotto crosses low from the Spurs left and, 14 yards out, Eidur Gudjohnsen has a great chance to finish Arsenal off, but the Icelander mis-kicks in front of goal.

2128: Eidur Gudjohnsen comes on for Jermain Defoe for Spurs and Arsenal finally send on Robin van Persie for Denilson.

2128: James McCarthy hits one from 22 yards at Wigan, but Jamie Ashdown gets down well to his right to push the ball behind. He's done well tonight, the Pompey keeper.

2127: Theo Walcott slips a pass in for Nicklas Bendtner on the right-hand side for Arsenal but, just inside the Spurs box, the Dane's drilled right-foot shot flies a couple of yards wide of the far post.

BBC Radio 5 live's David Pleat: "Arsenal have got to open the game up a little bit more because Tottenham are susceptible to the counter-attack."

2125: Matt Ritchie curls a 22-yard free-kick over the top for Portsmouth at Wigan and then the debutant is taken off, replaced by Frederic Piquionne.

From AJ_2094 on 606: "Wise man once say: Football 90 minutes. Not 60 something."

2120: It's calmed down at White Hart Lane, probably much to Tottenham's delight. We've had an hour of play, Spurs lead 2-0 and it cannot be long until Robin van Persie o'clock, I wouldn't have thought.

2119: Anthony vanden Borre is struggling for Pompey, he's got a massive bang on the head. While he's off and Papa Bouba Diop is down Pompey are down to nine men, as Wigan's Marcelo Moreno fastens on to a through ball and is foiled by Jamie Ashdown.

Everton goal: Well that didn't last long, did it? Diniyar Bilyaletdinov flights over a corner from the Everton right and Villa haven't learned their lesson as Tim Cahill gets away from his marker and heads into the floor and into the net. The Australian's last 11 goals have been with his head.

2115: Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue slams a shot miles over from outside the Spurs box.

Villa goal: It's a little against the run of play in the second half, but the hosts are level. James Milner whips over a great cross from the right and there's Gabby Agbonlahor to get in front of his marker and nod into the far corner past Tim Howard.

2113: Theo Walcott is on for Arsenal for Bacary Sagna and Emmanuel Eboue will play at right-back. Robin van Persie goes through some warm-up exercises.

2112: Whoops, I missed out the goal graphic. If you're desperate to see it, give it a little refresh.

2111: Villa's Ashley Young curls over a free-kick from about 40 yards out and Tim Howard goes up to claim it and completely misses the ball, the American lucky to look behind and see the ball drift behind for a goalkick.

2109: I don't know what Bacary Sagna was doing there. He's 10 yards behind the other Arsenal defenders. How many times are this exceptional Gunners team let down by absolute basics? Incredible.

Spurs goal: You can't say game over in a derby, but that's a hammer blow for Arsenal. Jermain Defoe does really well down the Spurs left and rolls Sol Campbell as he moves infield. He picks out Gareth Bale, played onside by Bacary Sagna, and slips in a fabulous pass that Bale collects as the Welshman slots left-footed past Manuel Almunia for his first goal of the season.

2106: And we're under way in the second half at Tottenham now. At Wigan, Jason Scotland heads wide as Wigan continue to press for an opener at home to ravaged Portsmouth.

2105: Goalscorer extraordinaire Danny Rose has picked up an injury so David Bentley will come on at half-time for Tottenham. At Villa, Louis Saha comes on for Yakubu for Everton.

2102: Marcelo Moreno does indeed come on, with Paul Scharner coming off - a decision that brings cheers from the Latics faithful. At Villa the hosts are struggling to get back into it, but if they do John Carew will be their best route. He's dominating aerially, but the knockdowns are falling to the visiting players.

2100: Wigan are about to send on Bolivian striker Marcelo Moreno. Meanwhile, Paul Scharner has side-footed over from 16 yards after good work from Charles N'Zogbia.

From MrAli_87 on Twitter: "It was a decent strike, but Almunia made it look a whole lot better than it was - massive clown. Van Persie on please."

2055: A Portsmouth corner from the left is headed over by Tommy Smith, who is wearing a mask after breaking his nose a few weeks back.

From Gerrardswhiskers on 606: "I am not sure there will be a second half at White Hart Lane. Arsene Wenger's head looks like it is going to explode in the dressing-room and take most of the ground with it."

2051: We're back under way at Wigan, where Portsmouth have brought on 17-year-old German left-back Leonard Sowah for Ricardo Rocha for his second outing. Seriously. At Villa, Everton send on Jack Rodwell for the injured Johnny Heitinga.

BBC Radio 5 live's David Pleat: "Arsenal have had a lot of the play. It's been pacy, frenetic and quite exciting, but Arsenal have done a bit too much of that tippy-tappy stuff so far. It's a very good game but Arsenal are banging their heads against a brick wall and that brick wall is the Tottenham defence."

2047: David Ginola, Tim Sherwood and Les Ferdinand share a joke in the tunnel at White Hart Lane. Looks like they're about to be presented to the fans. Hope they have a little kickabout. Back under way at Villa Park.

2046: Three minutes of first-half stoppage time begins.

2045: Only a minute left of normal time in the first half at White Hart Lane and the hosts will be delighted with how it's going so far. So, through perhaps slightly gritted teeth, will Chelsea.

2043: Gael Clichy rampages down the left and foxes his way into the box but the angle is tight and the Frenchman's left-foot shot is safely into the side-netting from Heurelho Gomes' perspective.

2041: Luka Modric almost made himself a hero there, but after jinking his way through the Arsenal defence and getting past Mikael Silvestre his effort is smothered by the quick-thinking Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia.

From Oli the Gunner, via text to 81111: "Nobody seems to ever praise refs when it's due. It is tonight. This ref has let it flow so well. Just what a derby needs. Well played ref... So far!"

2037: Tomas Rosicky is hauled down on the edge of the area by Younes Kaboul, who gets booked. Samir Nasri totally wastes the free-kick, curling it into the crowd. Arsene Wenger looks disgusted.

2035: Good spell of pressure from Arsenal, but Tomas Rosicky's shot from the left-hand side of the area is blocked well by Ledley King after Sol Campbell's cushioned header. Luka Modric and Denilson have both just been booked.

2033: Another good chance for Wigan as Maynor Figueroa floats a cross into the Pompey box and Paul Scharner hopelessly heads over from eight yards. Should've done better, the Austrian.

2032: Hugo Rodallega twists and turns inside the Pompey box and eventually gets his left-foot shot away but it flies into the side-netting. More frustration for Wigan.

2030: Arsenal are dominating possession at The Lane, Spurs cannot get a foot on the ball at all. But thanks to Danny Rose's wonder goal, they still lead. Tottenham 1-0 Arsenal.

2029: Patched-up Pompey continue to look dangerous on the break - Tommy Smith wriggles free from two defenders and forces a good stop out of Chris Kirkland from 20 yards. The home fans are getting impatient. Moments later and Paul Scharner gets the ball in the Portsmouth net, but he's five yards offside and the assistant gets his decision bang on.

2027: Tomas Rosicky finds Nicklas Bendtner on the edge of the Spurs box but the big Dane cannot adjust his feet in time and his left-foot shot rolls wide. The camera pans to Robin van Persie on the Arsenal bench.

2026: James Milner digs out a cross from the Villa left and it falls to Carlos Cuellar at the back post, the Spaniard's downward header well saved by a diving Tim Howard. Still Aston Villa 0-1 Everton.

2025: It really is a blood-and-guts derby at White Hart Lane. No quarter asked, none given. The managers both look glum, while Man City boss Roberto Mancini surveys the scene from his seat high up in the stand.

From fcessiogba on Twitter: "I'm a Chelsea supporter and I could watch that goal over and over and over and over..."

2021: Jason Scotland shoots straight at Jamie Ashdown from the edge of the Pompey area. Still Wigan 0-0 Portsmouth.

2020: No idea what happened to the Belgian centre-back, but Thomas Vermaelen limps off and Mikael Silvestre comes on to partner Sol Campbell at the back for Arsenal. Hmm.

2019: Problems for Arsenal as Thomas Vermaelen has gone down and needs treatment. At Wigan, Jason Scotland's point-blank shot is saved by Pompey keeper Jamie Ashdown.

2018: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov whacks over a cross from just inside the Villa penalty box on the left and Yakubu just fails to get a touch to divert it goalwards.

2016: Tomas Rosicky weaves his way into the Spurs box on the right but with the outside of his right foot he pokes woefully off target. At Villa, big John Carew turns his marker inside the Everton box only to lash wildly into the side-netting.

From PanasonicVieira on 606: "Even as Arsenal fan, you have to say that was a super strike from Rose. But once again, question marks against Almunia. He's a liability."

2013: I wouldn't be surprised if the Arsenal goal needs counselling after that strike. How dare a 19-year-old be able to do things like that. Wonder if Fabio's watching...

Spurs goal: You won't see a better goal on a full league debut ever. A Spurs corner from the right is punched away by Manuel Almunia to about 30 yards out where Danny Rose is lingering and the youngster hits the most glorious, sizzling, thumping left-foot volley you could ever want to see. Think Michael Essien vs Barca last season, but with bells on. Utterly sensational.

2009: What a block. Spurs have their first real chance and Danny Rose's low cross from the right is fired goalwards by Roman Pavlyuchenko, only for Thomas Vermaelen to get in a brilliantly-timed intervention to divert the ball over.

Everton goal: There's some boxing of the corner flag going on - which must mean Tim Cahill's on the scoresheet. Leighton Baines flings over a cracking free-kick from the Everton right and Cahill gets there first to glance a header into the far corner. Advantage visitors.

From Dave, London, via text to 81111: "I've seen that Matt Ritchie play for Pompey reserves before. He has a shot like Paul Scholes and has a cracking future ahead of him."

2005: Michael Brown continues his season of kicking his way around the Premier League grounds of England by booting Charles N'Zogbia in the face. No booking and moments later Matt Ritchie heads wide at the back post as Pompey have another fine chance to go ahead.

2003: Oh my. An Arsenal corner from the right is kneed towards the Tottenham goal BY SOL CAMPBELL and Benoit Assou-Ekotto chests it down on the line to avert the danger.

2002: Ferocious boos from the Tottenham boys for Sol Campbell and a couple of 'Judas' banners are hanging around too.

2001: Here we go at The Lane. At Wigan, great move from the hosts ends with a James McCarthy shot that James Ashdown does well to parry.

1958: Wigan's first opening falls to Paul Scharner, but he heads off target from Charles N'Zogbia's free-kick. At Villa, Leon Osman's left-foot drive from 18 yards forces Brad Friedel to tip away. From the resulting corner, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's is blocked on the line.

1957: The Tottenham and Arsenal players emerge from the tunnel at White Hart Lane to some white-hot noise - especially when a certain Mr Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell shows his face.

1956: Martin O'Neill has enjoyed a cracking reception from the Villa fans this evening and I should think so too after what that man's done for that club. James Milner helps a cross towards the near post from 10 yards and Tim Howard gets down well to make a fine save.

1955: Half-chance for Pompey at Wigan as Tommy Smith wings over a cross from the FA Cup finalists' right and Matt Ritchie gets his header all wrong from the penalty spot.

1954:Tottenham v Arsenal: Those Gunners fans are cheeky aren't they - what's all this St Totteringham's Day business I keep reading about? Honestly. If you Spurs boys want ammunition, look no further than the 5-1 Carling Cup trouncing you gave Arsenal in January 2008. And that was with Juande Ramos as manager.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger: "Robin van Persie is a player who can contribute to us and we're very happy to have him back. It's been a very hard few months for him, but in training he looks like he's never been away. I don't think we can win the league if we don't win tonight, no."

1950:Tottenham v Arsenal: Spurs fans, look away now: Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 20 league games against Tottenham. It is the Gunners' joint-longest top-flight unbeaten run against another team - they went 20 games without defeat against Huddersfield from April 1928 to September 1937.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp: "I've bought Ledley back tonight, he's important to us - a fantastic player in my opinion and influential to everyone around him. I've brought young Danny Rose in too and he's been doing really well, so we'll see how he goes."

1947: And we're under way at the DW Stadium now too as Wigan take on Portsmouth.

1945: Bang on time we are under way at Villa Park as Aston Villa in seventh take on Everton in eighth.

From Matt, nervous Everton fan in Liverpool, via text to 81111: "I was feeling fairly confident about tonight until you predicted us to win. I may as well give up hope now."

From FutureIsBright on 606: "I have a cheeky £10 on Arsenal 4-4 Spurs."

1941:Wigan v Portsmouth: What a weekend for Pompey. Relegated on Saturday, in the FA Cup final on Sunday. Have they stopped celebrating? And do they have enough players to get a team out at the DW Stadium? The Latics need a win and three points would take them seven clear of the drop zone, but they'll need to play better than they did when they got thumped 4-0 at Fratton Park in October for that to happen.

1937:Aston Villa v Everton: Villa, still seething from the perceived injustices of their own FA Cup semi-final defeat at the weekend, could end up with a European competition-free season next term if they aren't careful. They have only won one league game in each month of 2010 so far, while Everton have accrued 28 points from 14 games since the turn of the year. Form-wise, no contest.

1935: Hey gang - give this page a cheeky little manual refresh and you'll see all sorts of things appearing at the top (if it isn't Final Score, there's something seriously wrong).

From optajoe on Twitter: "Arsenal have averaged 3.3 goals per game in 11 PL games with Van Persie playing this season, compared to 1.8 without him."

1932: Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp makes five changes. Ledley King returns after seven weeks out, while Danny Rose makes his first league start in place of David Bentley, who is a sub. Peter Crouch drops to the bench and is replaced by Roman Pavlyuchenko, while Benoit Assou-Ekotto and Younes Kaboul also start. Arsene Wenger makes two changes to the Arsenal side which lost 4-1 to Barcelona, with Sol Campbell starting against his former club in place of Mikael Silvestre and Emmanuel Eboue replacing Theo Walcott.

1930: Stevo's Predos. Never let it be said that I sit on the fence (until the next time I do, obviously):
Aston Villa 1-2 Everton
Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal
Wigan 2-0 Portsmouth

1927: In the continued absence of the suspended Gary Caldwell, Wigan boss Roberto Martinez gives a first Premier League start to Ivory Coast centre-back Steve Gohouri. Paul Scharner moves into midfield and Marcelo Moreno drops to the bench. Portsmouth manager Avram Grant fields a virtually unrecognisable line-up from the one that beat Tottenham in the FA Cup three days ago. Among the eight changes are two 20-year-old debutants - left-winger Matt Ritchie and defender Joel Ward. Such is Pompey's lack of personnel they can only name four subs - Frederic Piquionne and Hassan Yebda are among them but there's no reserve keeper.

From Arsenal fan in Toronto, via text to +44 7786200666: "Hopefully Arsenal have been watching videos of Barca for the last week and have learned how to play when they don't have the ball."

1923: Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill sticks with the same starting line-up that lost 3-0 to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday as midfielder James Milner plays on through an on-going Achilles problem. Striker Louis Saha drops to the bench for Everton after failing to score in his last seven appearances, instead Yakubu starts up front. Joseph Yobo is on the bench after missing the 2-2 draw with West Ham with a back complaint, but Mikel Arteta is still ruled out with a groin strain.

From football_united on 606: "I am glad that Walcott can only be used as an impact player... it's all he is good at."

From andy182 on Twitter: "I've put a cheeky bet on Sol to score first. 25/1. Come on Arsenal!"

1917: Tottenham v Arsenal line-ups:
Tottenham: Gomes, Assou-Ekotto, Dawson, King, Bale, Kaboul, Huddlestone, Modric, Rose, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe.
Subs: Alnwick, Bentley, Crouch, Gudjohnsen, Bassong, Kyle Walker, Livermore.
Arsenal: Almunia, Sagna, Campbell, Vermaelen, Clichy, Eboue, Diaby, Denilson, Rosicky, Bendtner, Nasri.
Subs: Fabianski, Eduardo, van Persie, Walcott, Silvestre, Merida, Eastmond.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)

1913: Wigan v Portsmouth line-ups:
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Gohouri, Bramble, Figueroa, Diame, Scharner, McCarthy, N'Zogbia, Scotland, Rodallega.
Subs: Stojkovic, Watson, Moses, Gomez, Sinclair, Boyce, Moreno.
Portsmouth: Ashdown, Vanden Borre, Rocha, Wilson, Ward, Diop, Basinas, Brown, Smith, Utaka, Ritchie.
Subs: Piquionne, Yebda, Pack, Sowah.
Referee: Mike Dean (England)

1911: Aston Villa v Everton line-ups:
Aston Villa: Friedel, Cuellar, Collins, Dunne, Warnock, Petrov, Ashley Young, Milner, Downing, Agbonlahor, Carew.
Subs: Guzan, Luke Young, Sidwell, Delfouneso, Delph, Heskey, Beye.
Everton: Howard, Neville, Distin, Jagielka, Baines, Heitinga, Pienaar, Osman, Bilyaletdinov, Cahill, Yakubu.
Subs: Turner, Hibbert, Yobo, Saha, Senderos, Rodwell, Wallace.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

1909: Yep, there are certainly other games today. Yep, they are also very, very important. Here's a handy schedule of the fixtures we'll be all over like a rash this fair eve:
1945 BST:Aston Villa v Everton
1945 BST:Wigan v Portsmouth
2000 BST:Tottenham v Arsenal

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1903: So only three days after their desperate FA Cup semi-final defeat at the hands of relegated Portsmouth at Wembley, Tottenham entertain much-loathed neighbours Arsenal at White Hart Lane. It's only eight days since the Gunners were ruthlessly dumped out of the Champions League by Leo's left foot, so they've got ghosts to lay to rest too. Frankly if Arsenal want the title and Spurs want a top-four finish, it's a must-win for both clubs this evening. And my maths is rubbish, but even I know that simply cannot happen.

1900: They both hail from north London, they're both fighting towards the top of the Premier League and they've both suffered cup heartache in the last few days. But that's where the similarities end. When Tottenham and Arsenal meet, it's an entirely personal affair. Welcome to derby day, with a fair bit at stake.