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The second part in the series which looks at some of the biggest Cup upsets invokving Arsenal over the years and matches their supporters would prefer to forget. For Part One, please click here. West Ham United, FA Cup Final 1980 In 1980, Arsenal reached their third FA Cup final in three years. In 1978 they had suffered a surprise ...

It is a sad fact of life for followers of any big club that, every so often, they will suffer a cup defeat at the hands of s side they were expected to beat easily. This can be due to a number of factors – complacency, lack of preparation, injury, bad luck, or just an inspired performance from their opponents ...

Concluding the series in which the rivalry both clubs share with North London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) is examined in depth. Part One to Four dealt with Arsenal. Part One can be found here; Part Two here; Part Three here, and Part Four here. Part Five looked at Chelsea and that can be found here. This article comcludes the look ...

Continuing the seres in which the rivalry both clubs share with London neighbours Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs is examoned in depth). Part one to four look at Arsenal v Spurs. Part One can be found here; Part Two here; Part Three here, and Part Four here. Now the attention switches from Arsenal to Chelsea. The rivalry between Chelsea and Tottenham is ...

This is the series which looks at the common hostility that Arsenal and Chelsea have towards their London rivals Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) and some of the reasons for it. For Part One please click here; for Part Two click here; and Part Three click here. The Arsenal rivalry concludes here. The Cup Semi-Finals Although Arsenal and Spurs have never met ...

This is the series whioc examines the commion hostility whic both Arsenal and Chelsea have for London rivals Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) and some of the reasons behind it. For Part One click here; and Part Two click here. The Doubles Although Arsenal had been the dominant team in the 1930s, the Second World War took its toll, and the club ...

Continuing the look at the rivalry that Arsenal and Chelsea boih share with another Londin club, Tottenham Hotspur (or Spurs). For Part One please click here. Part Two Continues with the Arsenal – Spurs rivalry. Boardroom Shenanigans The enmity between the two clubs really began in 1919 after the end of the First World War, football having been suspended four ...

Although Arsenal and Chelsea are now great rivals on and off the pitch, that has more been the case in recent years since the money of Roman Abramovich helped transform the West London club into serial contenders in almost every competition they enter. And there is one thing supporters of the two clubs have in common – they share a ...

Although bigger crowds have watched the two teams play each other in Cup Finals and other showpiece occasions, the highest league attendance for a match involving Chelsea and Arsenal came in 1935. That occurred in 1948 when Manchester United played Arsenal at Maine Road (Manchester City’s old ground) because Old Trafford was unavailable, because it had suffered war damage and ...