Why Chelsea v Arsenal is NOT a derby! #shorts

Chelsea versus Arsenal is not a derby. It's a rivalry. I'm starting a petition

Ban the phrase London derby. There is no such thing. North London derby, yes. Spot on. South

London derby, yes. But come on. Chelsea versus Arsenal. Palace versus West Ham. These are not

London derbies. I've heard Palace versus Brentford be described as a London derby. Come off it

Now, that's not to say that Chelsea and Arsenal don't hate each other. They do. As do West Ham

and Spurs, West Ham and Millwall, and Spurs and Chelsea. I accept that. But derby is all about

proximity. These teams are not battling for ownership over their territory. They absolutely

do contain the same hatred as a local derby, in some cases anyway, but they are not derbies. This

is not the same as the Merseyside or Steel City or even South Coast derby. South Coast derby is

very hatred, by the way. I don't know why I said even. In those, it's sacrilegious to cross the

border. Those who have done it are remembered and hated. Chelsea and Arsenal share players like

their small plates at an overpriced Hackney restaurant. I will die on this hill. London

derbies do not exist. A compass direction must be the first word for it to be valid in the capital

Rant over