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Originally Posted by Stucki

I will defer to your knowledge, although Chelsea - Arsenal could develop rather well.

No dispute there, but it would be a rivalry/derby based on both teams being good rather than a particularly strong tradition.

All the intra-London games are big, and there are a bunch of teams in town. When I lived in London (early 70's), there was one that was bigger than all the others--the North London Derby of Arsenal-Spurs. Chelsea were in there, but the NLD was the big one.

In many ways it still is from a historical perspective, but it's been so one sided for a decade that it's a much bigger deal to Tottenham supporters than to Gunners.

So I think you're right about Chelsea-Arsenal being a big match, but it doesn't have the history of Everton-Liverpool or Milan-Inter. That being said, I'll be the first to say that when the Blues play the Gunners, I'll definitely catch the game. History or not, they'll be the games to see this year.