Who are Aston Villa's rivals?

Villa have a fierce local rivalry with Birmingham City and the Second City derby between the teams has been played since 1879. There is also a local rivalry with West Bromwich Albion, with matches between the sides known as the West Midlands derby.

Who is Aston Villa City rival?

It is known as the Second City Derby based on Birmingham being referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom. The two clubs are generally regarded as each other's most fierce rivals. In addition both sides have affiliated women's sides, Aston Villa W.F.C.

Are West Brom and Villa rivals?

West Bromwich Albion–Aston Villa rivalry

Ranked by The Daily Telegraph in 2010 as the most fierce in the region, games between Aston Villa and West Brom are particularly ferocious.

Who are Birmingham City's biggest rivals?

Birmingham fans consider their main rivals to be Aston Villa, their nearest neighbours geographically, with whom they contest the Second City derby. Lesser rivalries include fellow West Midlands clubs Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Bromwich Albion.

What is the friendliest rivalry in football?

But one of the best things about our footballing culture is how truly unique the rivalry between Everton and Liverpool is. It is the longest running top-flight derby in England, having been played continuously since the 1962–63 season and is known around the world as the 'friendly derby'.

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Who are Leicester City's rivals?

Who are Leicester City's main rivals? Nottingham Forest, Derby County and Coventry City are all among Leicester's adversaries, but their main rivalry is undoubtedly with Forest.

Who are Brentford's rivals?

Their main rivals are fellow West London-based clubs Fulham and Queens Park Rangers. They are affiliated with the women's club Brentford Women.

Who are Fulham's biggest rivals?

They contest West London derby rivalries with Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Brentford. The club adopted a white shirt and black shorts as its kit in 1903, which has been used ever since.

Who are Liverpool's rivals?

Liverpool is one of the most valuable and widely supported clubs in the world. The club has long-standing rivalries with Manchester United and Everton.

Who supports Aston Villa?

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Is Aston Villa a strong team?

While only 15 games have been played so far this season, Villa's good form stems all the way back to Emery's appointment on 24 October 2022. Aston Villa have the third-best record in the Premier League in 2023, winning 23 of their 37 games played this calendar year so far. Only Manchester City have won more.

Who are Aston Villa biggest rivals?

Aston Villa v Birmingham City (The Second City Derby)

Villa Park and St Andrew's are only separated by less than 4km, with both sides deemed as the other's most intense rival. Across its history, Aston Villa have dominated the derby, winning 57 to Birmingham City's 38.

Who is Chelsea's rival?

Rivalries. Chelsea have long-standing rivalries with North London clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur. A strong rivalry with Leeds United dates back to several heated and controversial matches in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly the 1970 FA Cup final.

What was Aston Villa's original name?

Aston Villa Football Club were formed in 1874, by fifteen members [Report by the Sports Argus on a talk by co-founder Jack Hughes, 1899] of the Wesleyan Chapel at Villa Cross (known as early as 1867 as Aston Villa Wesleyan Chapel) in Lozells.

Who are Crystal Palace rivals?

The Eagles were well beaten by their rivals on Saturday afternoon. It was a difficult Saturday afternoon for Crystal Palace in the Premier League as they were well beaten 4-1 by rivals Brighton and Hove Albion.

Who are lutons biggest rivals?

Luton Town supporters maintain a bitter rivalry with Hertfordshire-based Watford.

Who is Flamengo's biggest rivalry?

The Clássico dos Milhões (English: Derby of Millions) is the name given to Flamengo and Vasco da Gama association football derby, both teams from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Considered as one of the most fiercely contested derbies in Brazilian football, both in historic rivalry and in popularity.

Who are Arsenals main rivals?

The North London derby is the meeting of the association football clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, both of which are based in North London, England. Fans of both clubs consider the other to be their main rivals, and the derby is considered by many to be one of the fiercest derbies in the world.

Who are Newcastle's rivals?

The Tyne–Wear derby, also known as the Wear–Tyne derby or the North East derby, is a local derby between the association football clubs Sunderland and Newcastle United. The derby is an inter-city rivalry in North East England with the two cities of Sunderland and Newcastle upon Tyne just 12 miles (19 km) apart.

Who are Brighton's rivals?

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Who are Coventry rivals?

Who are the wolves rivals?

Since 1979, the kit has also featured the club's "wolf's head" logo. Long-standing rivalries exist with other clubs from the West Midlands, including Aston Villa but the main one being the Black Country derby contested with West Bromwich Albion.

Who are Hull City's rivals?

They play their home games at the MKM Stadium, after moving from Boothferry Park in 2002. The club's traditional home colours are black and amber, often featuring in a striped design on the shirt, hence their nickname, the Tigers. Hull also contest the Humber derby with both Grimsby Town and Scunthorpe United.