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Tottenham's Harry Kane and Arsenal legend Thierry Henry most prolific London derby goalscorers

Harry Kane of Spurs celebrates scoring his side's opening goal
Image: Harry Kane scored his 10th London derby goal against Arsenal

West Ham will have to keep an extra close eye on Harry Kane on Super Sunday - the Tottenham striker has scored more goals-per-game in Premier League London derbies than any other player.

The England striker was on target when Tottenham visited Arsenal before the international break - his 10th goal in 13 Premier League games against capital clubs.

That works out as 0.77 goals per derby, which no player who has featured in more than 10 such fixtures can better.

Thierry Henry of Arsenal during the FA Carling Premiership game between Watford and Arsenal at Vicarage Road in Watford, England in 2000
Image: Thierry Henry scored 43 times against Arsenal's London rivals

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who racked up 43 goals in 59 London derbies between 1999 and 2007, has a goals-per-game ratio of 0.73.

London derbies - goals-per-game

Player Club Goals Games Goals-per-game
Harry Kane Tottenham 10 13 0.77
Thierry Henry Arsenal 43 59 0.73
Jurgen Klinsmann Tottenham 11 17 0.65
Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham/Fulham 17 31 0.55
Ian Wright Arsenal 28 53 0.53

Henry does hold the record for the most London derby goals, however. He's followed on that list by former Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and ex-Spurs forward Teddy Sheringham, who both scored 32 times against London-based opponents.

While Sheringham also played for West Ham, he never scored in a London derby for the Hammers.

Kane will be aiming to take a step closer to Sheringham's tally with another derby goal on Sunday.

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London derbies - most goals

Player Club Goals
Thierry Henry Arsenal 43
Frank Lampard Chelsea 32
Teddy Sheringham Tottenham 32
Jermain Defoe West Ham/Tottenham 28
Ian Wright Arsenal/West Ham 28
Robin van Persie Arsenal 25
Didier Drogba Chelsea 23
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Chelsea 22
Emmanuel Adebayor Arsenal/Tottenham 17
Dimitar Berbatov Tottenham/Fulham 17

Watch Tottenham v West Ham live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 3.30pm on Sunday.

These stats were taken from last week's Martin Tyler column. For more facts and stats - including the longest run a club has gone on in the Premier League without keeping a clean sheet at home - hit the link. 

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