YNWA takes a look back at some memorable past League encounters at Arsenal as we make our 84th League trip to Arsenal on Saturday, and second one to the Emirates Stadium. So far our record reads twenty wins, 26 draws and 37 defeats. Our recent record is quite good, with only four defeats in our final twelve League visits to Highbury, although we lost last season and have not won in North London since February 2000.

Last season
We made our first trip to the Emirates Stadium in November 2006, continuing our away day blues by being well beaten, 3-0. Peter Crouch played his 200th club League game.

Other recent defeats
Luis García grabbed our goal in a 2-1 defeat in March 2006, with Xabi Alonso ludicrously dismissed in our final game at Highbury. Steven Gerrard bagged our consolation in May 2005 in his 200th League game in a 3-1 defeat that ensured that Everton finished above us in the final Champions League qualification spot in fourth, although we later had the last laugh over our neighbours. Thierry Henry bagged a treble as we lost 4-2 in April 2004, despite twice leading in the first half, initially through Sami Hyypiä and then Michael Owen.

Penalty drama
A tale of two penalties in December 2002 - first Danny Murphy fought off El-Hadji Diouf to convert after Milan Baroš was felled by Sol Campbell. Unfortunately, Michael Owen then limped off with a hamstring problem before Francis Jeffers dived after brushing against John Arne Riise, and Thierry Henry netted to level the game.

Stan Collymore opened the scoring in March 1997, before Robbie Fowler went down in the box under David Seaman's challenge. He appealed to Gerald Ashby not to give a penalty, for which he later won a FIFA Fair Play Award, to no avail. Seaman saved the kick, but Jason McAteer netted the rebound. The game ended 2-1 to the reds. We won this fixture for the first time in five seasons in January 1993, courtesy of a John Barnes penalty. Nigel Winterburn became the first dismissal against us in the Premier League.

Three off
Arsenal won our meeting in August 2000 that was marred by three sendings-off, as Dietmar Hamann and Gary McAllister were joined by Arsenal's Patrick Vieira, as Lauren and Thierry Henry gave Arsenal a 2-0 win. Hamann's dismissal was later rescinded.

Titi on target
Titi Camara latched onto a typical Steven Gerrard through-ball in February 2000, which was followed by a masterly display of containing Arsenal as we held on to win 1-0, securing our final Highbury clean sheet.

Red debutants
In August 1987, John Barnes and Peter Beardsley both debuted as we won 2-1, thanks to goals from John Aldridge and Steve Nicol, who scored an extraordinary header from outside the penalty box. This was Kenny Dalglish's fiftieth League win as reds boss, coming in his 85th game - still the best record of any reds boss. Back in September 1919, legendary striker Dick Forshaw made his reds debut as we lost 1-0. In December 1909, keeper Augustus Beeby debuted as we drew 1-1, with Jack Parkinson on target. In October 1906, inside-left Willie McPherson scored on his reds bow as we lost 2-1.

Our first trip to Arsenal in October 1893 resulted in our record win over the Gunners, 5-0 at the Manor Ground. Harry Bradshaw scored on his reds debut, while Matt McQueen also scored his first goal for us. Duncan McLean, John McCartney and Jimmy Stott were also on target against Woolwich Arsenal.

Trebles all round
In September 1934, Ted Drake and Ray Bowden both scored hat-tricks as Arsenal trounced us 8-1 on their way to a third consecutive League title, with Alf Hanson grabbing our consolation. In November 1931, Jack Lambert scored a second-half hat-trick for Arsenal as they won 6-0.

In October 1928, Gordon Hodgson scored a thirteen-minute first-half hat-trick as the match ended 4-4, with Dick Edmed also on target. Seven months earlier, James Brain scored a hat-trick for Arsenal, as Harry ‘Smiler' Chambers played his 339th and final reds game in our 6-3 defeat. Gordon Hodgson bagged a brace, with Henry Race also netting. In February 1909, Albert Beney scored a hat-trick as Woolwich Arsenal won 5-0.

Other memorable meetings
Ian Rush scored our first goal in this fixture for five seasons in a 1-1 draw in May 1982. Steve Heighway played his 331st and final League game as we lost 1-0 in March 1981. TV pundit Jimmy Hill came out of the crowd to fill in for injured linesman David Drewitt as our September 1972 encounter ended goalless. Arsenal's Derek Tapscott bagged a brace on his debut as we lost 3-0 in April 1954. The legendary Joe Mercer was carried off with a broken leg after twenty minutes, ending his playing career.