West London derby

The West London Derby is the name given to a football derby played between any two of Brentford, Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.

The West London derby is less prominent than other such derbies in English football, owing to the teams often being in separate divisions. Chelsea did not face Fulham between 1986 and 2001, and have not played Brentford since 1950. QPR did not face Brentford between 1966 and 2001, and have only played Chelsea twice since 1996. The derby's most common match, Chelsea vs Fulham, has taken place 72 times, closely followed by Brentford vs QPR which has taken place 65 times. By contrast, the North London derby has been contested 161 times, and the Merseyside derby over 200 times. The 2011/12 campaign will be the first instance of three of the west London clubs competing in the top flight in the same season.

According to the 2003 Football Fans Census, Fulham and QPR fans regard Chelsea as their main rivals, each other as their secondary rivals and then Brentford third. Brentford fans identified QPR as their main rivals, Fulham second and Brighton & Hove Albion third. Chelsea fans did not list any of the trio from West London, instead selecting Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.

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Brentford vs Chelsea derby

There is very little rivalry between Brentford and Chelsea, mainly due to the fact that they have been in different divisions for over 60 years. The only time that the two clubs ever shared...
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