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Arsenal have learned they could break the record for the earliest ever St Totteringham's Day should results go their way this weekend
Arsenal are in line to celebrate the earliest St Totteringham’s Day ever on record if results go their way this weekend. Fresh off the back of a glorious victory in the North London Derby, the infamous day is closing in.
For those somehow uneducated on the matter of what St Totteringham’s Day actually is, it is defined as the moment when Spurs can no longer finish higher than Arsenal in the league table. For example, the earliest recorded instance of this was March 9, 2008, when, with nine games to spare, the Gunners achieved this feat, and Spurs would go on to finish 11th.
Spurs currently sit in 16th and are firmly fighting for their lives in a relegation battle. West Ham’s draw with Bournemouth means they have closed the gap to just four points.
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Both teams have 11 games left to play, with Nottingham Forest sandwiched between them, an equal two points away from each side on 27. Arsenal’s win saw them climb to 61 points, a five-point lead, having played a game more, over their closest rivals, Manchester City, at the top of the table.
Arsenal face Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday with every game now a must-win as they chase down a first title in 22 years. Spurs, meanwhile, scrapping for every point they can get their hands on, are away to Fulham, who have, themselves, their sights set on European qualification.
The maximum number of points Spurs can achieve this season if they win their remaining 11 games is 62 points. Were they to draw or lose against Fulham, whatever happens at Arsenal will not matter; St Totteringham’s Day will arrive.
The match takes place two-and-a-half hours before the Gunners kick-off at the Emirates Stadium so we will know the outcome of the result before they face Chelsea. Should Spurs win, then St Totteringham’s Day will occur only if Arsenal beat the Blues.
If Spurs win, but Arsenal draw, it would still be feasible for Tottenham to catch their north London Rivals, but only on goal difference, but this would then delay St Totteringham’s Day until the midweek round of fixtures when Arsenal go to Brighton and Spurs host Crystal Palace.
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