We are halfway through the Premier League (PL) season, and our Clubs have played 6,7, or 8 of their 12 Premier London Derbies (PLDs) matches. A table of their performance against one another is here:
Club Won Drawn Lost Goal Diff. Points
Arsenal (PL 1/48) 6 1 0 +12 19
Chelsea (PL 8/31) 3 3 0 +6 12
Crystal Palace (PL13/28) 3 2 2 +2 11
Tottenham Hotspur (PL14/27) 3 1 3 +1 10
Fulham (PL 9/31) 3 1 4 -2 10
Brentford (PL 5/33) 1 2 3 -4 5
West Ham United (PL 18/14) 0 0 6 -13 0
Arsenal are unbeaten in all their 7 PLDs matches and have only lost twice in the PL which they head with 48 points after 20 matches. 19 of these points have come in PLDs matches. At the other end of both tables West Ham United, who like Arsenal have played 5 of their PLDs fixtures at home, have no points and only 14 in the PL lying a perilous 18th. Their goal difference (-13) is the worst and next to worst (-21) in the PL.
Brentford are under performing in PLDs matches with only one win but are 5th in the PL with 33 points. They head a congested PL mid-table where 6 points cover 10 places down to Tottenham Hotspur in 14th with 27 points. Chelsea (8th with 31); Fulham (9th with 31): and Crystal Palace (13th with 28) are in this mid-table group as in PLDs results.
It was Fulham 2 v 1 Chelsea on Wednesday 07 January 2026 at Craven Cottage. Chelsea’s next Head Coach Liam Rosenoir watched as Marc Cucurela received The Blues eighth Red Card of the season on 22 minutes for a professional foul on man-of-the-match Harry Wilson who later scored the winner on 81 minutes. Raul Jimmenez (55) had opened the scoring and Liam Delap (72) scrambled an equalizer.
On Saturday 26 January 2026 it’s Chelsea v Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United. Spurs home form is dire as is The Hammers overall form. Neither Club nor their Fans will accept a defeat. The consequences will be too much for someone.
Until next time, “Keep Safe” and enjoy your football, Andrew at PLDs.