Who are Watfords biggest rivals?

South-eastern English football clubs Luton Town and Watford have been rivals since their respective formations in the late 19th century. The clubs are respectively from Luton, Bedfordshire, and Watford, Hertfordshire, and for this reason a match between the two teams is sometimes called a "Beds–Herts Derby".

Who are Brentfords rivals?

Nicknamed "the Bees", the club was founded in 1889 and played home matches at Griffin Park from 1904 before moving to Brentford Community Stadium in 2020. Their main rivals are fellow West London based clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.

Who is Chelsea's main rival?

- West Ham United. These London Clubs are literally known as Chelsea's biggest rivals because they are all from the same city.

Who are Southampton's rivals in the Premier League?

Southampton have a long-standing rivalry with Portsmouth, due in part to geographic proximity and both cities' respective maritime histories. Matches between the two clubs are known as the South Coast derby.

Who are Burnley FC rivals?

Rivalries. Burnley's main rivals are Blackburn Rovers, with whom they contest the East Lancashire derby, named after the region both clubs hail from.

Who are Prestons biggest rivals?

Preston's main rivals are Blackpool, who are miles away. When the two play it is known as the West Lancashire derby. They last met in the League Cup in , when Preston won ! PNE also have rivalries with other clubs such as Blackburn and Burnley – they are surrounded by big clubs!

Are Burnley and Blackburn rivalry?

The East Lancashire Derby also known as the Cotton Mills Derby or El Lanclasico is a football rivalry between Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. The nickname originates from the fact that both Blackburn and Burnley are former mill towns.

Who are Leicester's rivals?

The fixture between Leicester City and Derby County is a football rivalry in the East Midlands. The fixture is often called an East Midlands derby. Although both clubs have a strong mutual dislike of each other, they both consider Nottingham Forest their main rivals.

Who are Portsmouth rivals?

The South Coast Derby is a term used to describe football matches played between Portsmouth Football Club and Southampton Football Club. The term is popular in broadcast media and newspapers, but is not actively used by supporters of the two football clubs.

Who are Bournemouth's rivals?

Rivalries. According to a recent poll named 'The League of Love and Hate' in August 2019, Bournemouth supporters named near neighbours Southampton to be their biggest rivals, with Portsmouth, Brighton & Hove Albion and Reading following.

Are Leeds and Chelsea rivals?

The rivalry between Chelsea and Leeds United is a football rivalry between London-based club Chelsea and Yorkshire-based Leeds United.

Are Chelsea and Barcelona rivals?

The game has been one of the classic ties of European football in recent years, and in terms of wins, draws and losses in the fifteen competitive matches between them, the balance is absolutely equal: five wins each and five games tied.

Who are Leyton Orient rivals?

Rivalries. Among Orient's main rivals are Southend United, with whom they contest the A13 derby. The rivalry came about after a period of Southend being Orient's geographically closest league rivals between 1998 and 2005.

Who are Millwall's biggest rivals?

Millwall have a long-standing rivalry with West Ham United. The local derby between the two sides has been contested almost a hundred times since 1899. The club also share a rivalry with Leeds United, and contest the South London derby with local rivals Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic.

Who are Brentford's biggest rivals?

Brentford fans chose Fulham as their main rivals, QPR as their secondary rivals and Chelsea as their third.

Who are Rotherhams biggest rivals?

Rivalries. According to a survey conducted in August 2019, Rotherham supporters consider fellow Yorkshire clubs Doncaster Rovers, Barnsley, Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield United and Leeds United their biggest rivals.

Who are Newcastle's rivals?

Newcastle have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Sunderland, with whom they have contested the Tyne–Wear derby since 1898.

Who are West Ham rivals?

The rivalry between Millwall and West Ham United is one of the longest-standing and most bitter in English football. The two teams, then known as Millwall Athletic and Thames Ironworks, both originated in the East End of London, and were located less than three miles apart.

Which is better Southampton or Portsmouth?

When it comes to football, Southampton currently have the upper hand plying in the Premier League, while Portsmouth are currently languishing in League One. Historically, though, Pompey are two-time Champions of England, in back-to-back years, and most recently won the FA Cup in 2008.

Who is Derby County's biggest rival?

They have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Nottingham Forest, with whom they contest the East Midlands derby.

Are Nottingham and Leicester rivals?

The fixture between Nottingham Forest and Leicester City is a football rivalry played between the two East Midlands clubs, often referred to as an East Midlands derby. There have been a total of 104 meetings dating back to 1901.

Are Derby and Leicester rivals?

According to the Football fan census, Leicester and Derby are 'traditional' rivals. Leicester as well as Forest refer to Derby as 'the sheep', a reference to their nickname being the Rams. Of the two clubs, Leicester have a better record against Nottingham Forest.

Who do Burnley hate?

It may seem obvious why Burnley and Blackburn are rivals, being two East Lancashire towns with old football teams but the story goes a lot deeper.

Who are Boltons rivals?

Which brings us on to the contemporary candidate to be Bolton's main local rivals, Wigan Athletic. It is a fixture that has only been played 47 times, the first of which was in 1983, so lacks anything like the storied history of other teams mentioned above.