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London derby
other names Arsenal F.C. vs. Chelsea F.C.
Locale London
First meeting Chelsea 2–1 Arsenal
1907–08 Football League
(9 November 1907)
Teams Arsenal,
Chelsea
Meetings total 190
Most wins Arsenal (74)
Top scorer Didier Drogba (13)
Latest meeting Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea
FA Cup
(27 May 2017)
Next meeting August 2017
(2017 FA Community Shield)
All-time series -Chelsea- 62
Largest victory Chelsea 6–0 Arsenal
(22 March 2014)

The rivalry between Arsenal and Chelsea is a football local derby in London between the two clubs. Arsenal play their home games at the Emirates Stadium, while Chelsea play their home games at Stamford Bridge.

Background[]

While they never considered each other primary rivals, as the two top clubs in London there has always been strong needle between the fans dating back to the 1930s. Matches between them would often attract large attendances.

The Arsenal and Chelsea rivalry has been more recently considered an important derby, after Chelsea's rise to the top class of the Premier League in the 2000s, when the two started to compete constantly for the English Championship.

According to an internet survey of fans in December 2003, the Arsenal fans who responded to the survey said that they considered Chelsea as their third rival, after Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

Those Chelsea fans who responded to the survey said that they considered Arsenal as their main rival, however Tottenham and Queens Park Rangers are their more traditional rivals.

In a 2009 survey by the Football Fans Census, Arsenal fans named Chelsea as the club they disliked the most, ahead of their traditional rivals Tottenham. Chelsea fans named Arsenal as their second most-disliked club, behind Liverpool.

Top scorers in the Premier League[]

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Flag of France Thierry Henry Arsenal 8
Flag of Ivory Coast Didier Drogba Chelsea
3 Flag of England Ian Wright Arsenal 7
4 Flag of Netherlands Robin van Persie Arsenal 5
5 Flag of Netherlands Dennis Bergkamp Arsenal 4
Flag of England Theo Walcott Arsenal
7 Flag of England Dennis Wise Chelsea 3
Flag of Nigeria Nwankwo Kanu Arsenal
Flag of Italy Gianfranco Zola Chelsea
Flag of England John Terry Chelsea
Flag of Spain Juan Mata Chelsea
Flag of England Frank Lampard Chelsea
Flag of Belgium Eden Hazard Chelsea

External links[]

List of sports rivalries in the United Kingdom
England
A49 · A62 · AFC Wimbledon–MK Dons · Arsenal–Manchester City · Arsenal–Manchester United · Bradford · Bristol · Bristol Rovers–Swindon Town · Cambridgeshire · Chelsea–Leeds United · Cross-border · East Anglian · East Lancashire · Essex · East Midlands: Derby County–Leicester City · Derby County–Nottingham Forest · Leicester City–Nottingham Forest · Fylde Coast · Humber · Leeds United–Manchester United · Leeds United–Millwall · Lincolnshire · Liverpool–Manchester City · Liverpool–Manchester United · London: Arsenal–Chelsea · Chelsea–Tottenham Hotspur · Millwall–West Ham United · North · South · East · West · M1 · M23 · M69 · Manchester · Merseyside · Nene · North East: Tees-Wear · Tyne-Tees · Tyne-Wear · Nottingham · Potteries · Rules · Severnside · South Coast · Steel City · West Country · West Lancashire · West Midlands: Aston Villa–West Bromwich Albion · Black Country · Second City · West Yorkshire
Scotland
Aberdeen–Rangers · Angus · Ayrshire · Dundee · Edinburgh · Falkirk · Fife · Highland · Lanarkshire · New Firm · North · Old Firm · Original Glasgow · Renfrewshire · Tayside
Wales
Chester–Wrexham · Severnside · South Wales
Northern Ireland
Big Two · North Belfast
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