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Which is the most local football derby in England?

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Two of England's most local derbies will be shown live on Sky this week - but which two teams are closest to each other?

QPR host Brentford live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm on Friday and Birmingham face Aston Villa live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 11.30am on Sunday, with both sets of teams within walking distance of their opponent's stadiums.

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As the crow flies, Birmingham's St Andrews stadium is just 2.4 miles away from Villa Park, while Brentford's Griffin Park is 3.4 miles from Loftus Road.

However, Notts County's rivalry with Nottingham Forest is England's most local derby. Just 0.26 of a mile separates the two stadiums. 

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Liverpool and Everton are divided by just 0.59 of a mile, making the Merseyside derby England's most local league clash this season. This week's Manchester derby in the EFL Cup saw Manchester City travel just four miles to Old Trafford to take on United. 

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Nearest local derbies in England

Team Opponent Distance between stadiums (miles)
Notts County Nottingham Forest 0.26
Everton Liverpool 0.59
Chelsea Fulham 1.4
West Ham Leyton Orient 1.52
QPR Fulham 2.42
Aston Villa Birmingham 2.43
Chelsea QPR 2.61
Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday 3.11
Aston Villa West Brom 3.33
Brentford QPR 3.37
Bristol City Bristol Rovers 3.57
Brentford Fulham 3.61
Leyton Orient Tottenham 3.76
Millwall Charlton 3.77
Arsenal Tottenham 3.82
West Ham Millwall 3.91
Manchester City Manchester United 4
Walsall West Brom 4.06
Arsenal West Ham 4.11
Arsenal Leyton Orient 4.14

Watch QPR v Brentford live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Friday from 7pm and Birmingham v Aston Villa live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 11.30am on Sunday.

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