Comparing Harry Kane and Thierry Henry’s north London derby records

Arsenal against Tottenham is one of English football’s most famous derbies and both teams have been blessed with some fine goalscorers over the years.

Two strikers that have helped defined the Premier League era are Harry Kane and Thierry Henry. Both players relished the white-hot atmosphere of derby day and have scored some memorable goals that led to some memorable victories.

We’ve compared Henry and Kane’s records in the north London derby to see which elite striker enjoyed playing against their rivals more.

Harry Kane

Games: 15
Starts: 14
Sub appearances: 1

Goals: 11
Assists: 2

Penalties scored: 5

Minutes per goal: 114.5
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 210
Minutes per goal or assist: 96.9

It's six years since, unfortunately for @Arsenal fans, @HKane made his first senior North London Derby appearance.

He's scored 11 in 14 derbies since.pic.twitter.com/td77jU6c9u

— The Blizzard (@blzzrd) February 7, 2021

Thierry Henry

Games: 11
Starts: 10
Sub appearances: 1

Goals: 5
Assists: 1

Penalties scored: 1

Minutes per goal: 178.6
Minutes per non-penalty goal: 223.3
Minutes per goal or assist: 148.8

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