West London derby

West London derby

Locations of the four clubs in the London boroughs of Hounslow (left) and Hammersmith and Fulham (right).
Location	West London
Teams	1  Brentford  2  Chelsea  3  Fulham  4  Queens Park Rangers
First meeting	1883 St Andrews 1–0 Christ Church Rangers
Latest meeting	4 May 2024 Premier League Brentford 0–0 Fulham
Stadiums	Brentford Community Stadium Craven Cottage Loftus Road Stamford Bridge
Statistics
Meetings total	320
Most wins	Chelsea (77)
Largest victory	Queens Park Rangers 6–0 Chelsea Football League First Division, 31 March 1986 Fulham 6–0 Queens Park Rangers[1] Premier League, 2 October 2011

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

This particular derby is less prominent than other such derbies in English football, owing to the teams frequently being in separate divisions. Chelsea did not face Fulham between 1986 and 2001, and have played Brentford only seven times since 1950. QPR did not face Brentford between 1966 and 2001, and did not play Chelsea between 1996 and 2008. The derby's most common match, Chelsea vs Fulham, has taken place 82 times. By contrast, the North London derby has been contested almost 200 times, and the Merseyside derby over 230 times. The 2011–12 season campaign was the first instance of three of the west London clubs competing in the top flight in the same season: Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham. This happened for a second time in the 2022–23 season, with Brentford, Chelsea and Fulham appearing in the top flight.

According to the 2012 Football Rivalries Survey, Fulham regard Chelsea as their main rivals, QPR as their secondary rivals and then Brentford third. QPR fans identified Chelsea as their main rivals, Fulham second, Cardiff City third, Brentford and Stoke City joint fourth. Brentford fans chose Fulham as their main rivals, QPR as their secondary rivals and Chelsea as their third. Chelsea fans did not list any of the West London sides, instead selecting Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United.^[2]