Tottenham vs Arsenal boasts the highest-ever Premier League attendance, as 83,222 fans flock to Wembley for the North London derby
Incredible turnout was just 38 short of the English league record of 83,260, set at ex-Man City home Maine Road in 1948
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SATURDAY'S North London derby between Tottenham and Arsenal at Wembley officially drew the biggest-ever Premier League crowd.
No few than 83,222 fans flocked to watch the eagerly-anticipated clash - ultimately won by Spurs 1-0 thanks to a Harry Kane header.
In fact, the incredible turn-out was just 38 fans short of the English league record of 83,260, set at the former home of Manchester City - Maine Road - in 1948.
Tottenham had earlier this season set the Premier League record - when 81,978 descended on Wembley to watch the win over Manchester United.
However, today's attendance is still short of the 85,512 spectators who took in Spurs' clash with Bayer Leverkusen in last season's Champions League group game.
Prior to Wembley's emergence as a Premier League stadium, the highest attendance in the top flight since 1992-93 was the 76,073 at Old Trafford for United vs Aston Villa in January 2007.
On the day, it was England star Kane who helped Spurs gain the North London bragging rights.
He broke the deadlock with his 32nd strike of the season for Spurs moments after half time.
TOTTENHAM 1 ARSENAL 0 Harry Kane scores the only goal in exciting North London derby at Wembley
Full-back Ben Davies whipped in a cross, and Kane rose above Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny to head down into the net.
Arsenal had a hatful of late chances, but squandered them all - after Tottenham had peppered Petr Cech's goal for most of the second half.
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Ultimately Cech can be considered somewhat unlucky not to keep a clean sheet - with his defenders letting him down for the goal.
The former Chelsea No1 is now on his longest-ever Premier League run without a clean sheet - now at nine games.
It is even more of a bitter pill of the Czech ace to swallow... as he is still tantalisingly poised on 199 Premier League clean sheets for his career.