Arsenal had Emmanuel Eboue sent off at White Hart Lane but were still able to grind out a 0-0 draw against Tottenham.
A feisty derby was, for the most part, high on passion but low on quality as the points were shared in North London.
An action-packed first half failed to produce a breakthrough, but conspired to throw up everything but.
Eboue had the ball in the net inside 15 minutes but saw his effort chalked off for an earlier infringement by Emmanuel Adebayor.
Arsenal's talismanic Togolese striker was then stretchered off after pulling up with a hamstring problem, before Eboue saw red for a second yellow card.
The Ivorian was cautioned for dissent after 17 minutes and was handed his marching orders 20 minutes later after tangling with Luka Modric.
The hosts did look lively on the occasions they ventured forward but Aaron Lennon and Roman Pavlyuchenko wasted the better of their opportunities.
Chances continued to come and go for Harry Redknapp's men after the break, with Pavlyuchenko blazing over when well placed and Robbie Keane glancing a header onto the top of the netting as Manuel Almunia found himself stranded in no man's land.
Arsenal's ten men began to tire as the game drew on, but Alexandre Song did have a glorious opportunity to steal the points on 70 minutes when he diverted a volley the wrong side of the post from eight-yards out.
Tottenham finished the game well on top but were ultimately unable to turn their mounting pressure into a match-winning goal.
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