List of Biggest English Premier League Rivalries: Football promise drama and intensity. It is the matter of high nerves and tension. With EPL is regarded as the most competitive League in the World, rivalries among the clubs has made it treat to watch.
Here we rate the top and best Barclays Premier League rivalries.
- Manchester United VS Liverpool:
This the arguably the biggest and one of the most classic rivalry of the Premier League. Both Clubs are the most successive teams in the EPL. Both share a heated rivalry, it is on the par with El Classico between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Manchester Utd and Liverpool's head to head Record:
Competition | Man Utd wins | Liverpool wins | Draws |
EPL | 65 | 55 | 44 |
League Cup | 2 | 3 | 0 |
FA Cup | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Cup | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 77 | 64 | 51 |
2. Arsenal VS Manchester Utd:
Likewise, Manchester U and Liverpool, Arsenal vs Man United are the intense opponents. From the pizza gate scandal to tunnel fight between Gunners Captain Patrick Vieira and United Skipper Roy Keane and to the feud between Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson, this tie is never short of controversies.
Arsenal vs ManU head to head Record:
Competition | ManU wins | Arsenal wins | Draws |
Premier League | 80 | 67 | 45 |
League Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 |
FA Cup | 7 | 6 | 2 |
Cup | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 93 | 79 | 49 |
3. Liverpool vs Everton:
The clash between Liverpool and Everton is known as Merseyside Derby. It is the one of the most anticipated local rivalry of the English Football. Merseyside Derby is most contested Derby of the English top flight Football.
Liverpool wins | Everton wins | Draws | |
EPL | 73 | 57 | 62 |
League Cup | 2 | 1 | 6 |
FA Cup | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Cup | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 86 | 66 | 70 |
4. Arsenal vs Tottenham:
Arsenal vs Tottenham rivalry is one of most fierce rivalry in the Premier League. The rivalry between two sides started when Arsenal moved to Highbury in North London from the South London. The fixture between two sides is called North-London Derby.
Arsenal vs Tottenham head to head Record:
Arsenal wins | Tottenham wins | Draws | |
EPL | 64 | 50 | 42 |
FA Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 |
League Cup | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Cup | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 74 | 55 | 46 |
5. Arsenal VS Chelsea:
Both Arsenal vs Chelsea are most successful clubs in London. Arsenal has won 3 EPL Titles and 12 FA Cups and Chelsea is the only EPL side which have won all three European Trophies. With Chelsea established themselves as an elite team, the rivalry has grown intense.
Arsenal vs Chelsea head to head Record:
Arsenal wins | Chelsea wins | Draws | |
EPL | 61 | 48 | 59 |
League Cup | 2 | 4 | 0 |
FA Cup | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Cup | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 72 | 54 | 59 |
6. Manchester Utd VS Manchester City
Manchester Utd and Manchester City tie is the one of biggest Derby in EPL and known as Manchester Derby. ManU is the most successful team in the History of English Football, with Manchester City recent success has put them as per with the heavyweights of the BPL.
Manchester Utd vs Man City head to head Record:
Man Utd wins | Man City wins | Draws | |
EPL | 60 | 43 | 49 |
FA Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
League Cup | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 69 | 49 | 50 |
7. Newcastle Utd VS Sunderland
Newcastle vs Sunderland rivalry has a political background, during the time of he civil War Newcastle remained loyal to the British Crown, while Sunderland took the side of parliament. This fixture has real symbolic importance for the both sides.
Newcastle vs Sunderland head to head Record:
Newcastle wins | Sunderland wins | Draws | |
EPL | 51 | 46 | 43 |
FA Cup | 0 | 1 | 1 |
League Cup | 0 | 0 | 2 |
FA Cup | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 52 | 48 | 49 |
8. Arsenal VS Stoke City:
Arsenal and Stoke City rivalry kicked off when Stoke City player Thomas Sorenson accused Arsenal oh having no backbone after winning an EPL match, with Stoke known as a tough tackling side.
The rivalry between to sides further escalated in 2010, when Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey suffered a horror Aaron Ramsey from the Ryan Shawcross's tackle, that could have ended the Career of Ramsey.
Arsenal VS Stoke City head to head Record:
Arsenal wins | Stoke City wins | Draws | |
EPL | 44 | 24 | 20 |
FA Cup | 7 | 1 | 2 |
League Cup | 2 | o | 1 |
Total | 53 | 25 | 23 |