West London derby: Teams involved, most wins & memorable matches
The west London derby is a rivalry is English football consisting of four involved teams; Brentford, Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers.
Chelsea dwarf the three other teams in terms of club stature and financial muscle, but the Bees, Cottagers and QPR have all enjoyed their own moments of glory throughout their histories.
Here's all you need to know about the west London derby and its various iterations.
West London derby: The teams involved
West London derbies take place between any two of Brentford, Chelsea, Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. However, the volume of games throughout the years has been affected by the teams being separated by divisions.
Brentford vs Chelsea
Brentford's promotion to the Premier League in 2021 means Chelsea are a much more regular opponent for the Bees than usual.
The pair squared off in three FA Cup games during the 2010s, having previously not faced each other since 1950. Chelsea earned a couple of 4-0 wins in the cup before Brentford earned their first win at Stamford Bridge since 1939 in 2022, when they ran riot in a 4-1 victory.
Played | Brentford wins | Draws | Chelsea wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
League | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
First game: Chelsea 2-1 Brentford - 23 November 1935
Brentford vs Fulham
Brentford and Fulham have enjoyed a hostile rivalry over the years with some classic games to go alongside.
The Cottagers downed the Bees in the 2020 Championship play-off final. They were immediately relegated from the Premier League during the season as Brentford went up, this time beating Swansea 2-0 in Wembley's play-off final.
Played | Brentford wins | Draws | Fulham wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
League | 54 | 19 | 15 | 20 |
FA Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
League Cup | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Football League Trophy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 64 | 24 | 17 | 23 |
First game: Brentford 1-2 Fulham - 22 December 1928
Brentford vs Queens Park Rangers
Brentford and QPR have met frequently in bursts over the years. They competed regularly during the 1920s and 1930s and again after the Second World War. However, it has never been a top flight fixture.
Played | Brentford wins | Draws | Queens Park Rangers wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
League | 78 | 30 | 24 | 24 |
FA Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 82 | 33 | 25 | 24 |
First game: Brentford 0-2 Queens Park Rangers - 25 December 1920
Chelsea vs Fulham
Chelsea have long enjoyed dominance in their local derbies with Fulham, especially during the Premier League era.
However, in January 2023 Fulham ended a run of 21 games in all competitions without victory against the Blues by winning 2-1 at Craven Cottage.
Played | Chelsea wins | Draws | Fulham wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
League | 72 | 42 | 22 | 8 |
FA Cup | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
League Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 81 | 46 | 25 | 10 |
First game: Fulham 1-0 Chelsea - 3 December 1910
Chelsea vs Queens Park Rangers
QPR have been members of the Football League since 1920 but they didn't meet Chelsea in a fixture until 1968, when Tommy Baldwin netted a brace alongside further strikes from Alan Birchenall and Peter Osgood.
They clashed during QPR's yo-yo stints in the Premier League during the early 2010s, with the Hoops even earning a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge in 2013 thanks to Shaun Wright-Phillips' strike.
Played | Chelsea wins | Draws | Queens Park Rangers wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
League | 44 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
FA Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
League Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 53 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
First game: Queens Park Rangers 4-0 Chelsea - 14 September 1968
Fulham vs Queens Park Rangers
Played | Fulham wins | Draws | Queens Park Rangers wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
League | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 |
FA Cup | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
League Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
Fulham enjoyed an unbeaten streak of six games in their opening battles with QPR before suffering their first head-to-head defeat in 1973 in the Second Division.
In more recent years, Fulham have had few issues disposing of QPR, failing to lose a game to their west London rivals since 2016.
First game: Fulham 1-0 Queens Park Rangers - 13 January 1906
West London derby: Most memorable matches and biggest wins
Chelsea 1-0 Fulham - 14 April 2002
This FA Cup semi final took place at Villa Park as Chelsea edged Fulham to set up a final meeting with Chelsea.
John Terry's strike just before half time proved to be the difference between the two teams.Fulham haven't reached that stage of the competition since.
Brentford 1-2 Fulham (AET) - 4 August 2020
Brentford headed into the Championship play-off final as favourites but couldn't get the job done against a resilient Cottagers outfit.
After 90 goalless minutes, David Raya was caught out by a Joe Bryan free kick 40 yards from goal in extra time before the left netted another after linking up with Aleksandar Mitrovic. Henrik Dalsgaard pulled one back but the damage had already been done.
Chelsea 1-4 Brentford - 2 April 2022
Brentford have more often than night been on receiving end of losses to Chelsea but broke a run of eight games without victory against the Blues by romping to a 4-1 victory at Stamford Bridge.
All five goals came in the second half as Antonio Rudiger opened the scoring, but two strikes from Vitaly Janelt and another from Christian Eriksen had the visitors 3-1 up by the hour mark. Yoane Wissa's 87th minute effort made it a thrashing.
When are the 2022/23 west London derbies?
Fulham and Brentford met in the top flight for the first time ever earlier in 2022/23 as it was the Cottagers who triumphed 3-2.
Brentford and Chelsea shared a goalless draw before Fulham beat the Blues, with three west London derbies still to play this campaign.
- 20/08/2022 - Fulham 3-2 Brentford - Premier League
- 19/10/2022 - Brentford 0-0 Chelsea - Premier League
- 12/01/2023 - Fulham 2-1 Chelsea - Premier League
- 03/02/2023 - Chelsea vs Fulham - Premier League
- 06/03/2023 - Brentford vs Fulham - Premier League
- 26/04/2023 - Chelsea vs Brentford - Premier League