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Sunday 14th December 2008
Chelsea 1 West Ham 1
Attendance: 41,675
A battling performance by West Ham gave manager Gianfranco Zola a share of the points on his return to Stamford Bridge, but it was another ex-Blue, Scott Parker, who stole the show. West Ham took the lead in the 33rd minute with a superb volley from Craig Bellamy and went in at half-time a goal up against a sub-standard Chelsea. Didier Drogba's second half appearance breathed more life into the home side and they were level on 51 minutes thanks to Nicolas Anelka 100th Premier League goal. Chelsea then piled on the pressure as they looked for victory, but in truth both sides had their chances to win. That man Scott Parker headed off the line to save The Hammers while at the other end another ex-Chelsea player, Carlton Cole, missed a golden opportunity to win the game. 1-1 the final score.

Monday 8th December 2008
West Ham 0 Spurs 2
Attendance: 34,277
A 2-0 win for Spurs at Upton Park means only Fulham have won at home this season in a London derby. Leslie King broke the deadlock in the 68th minute when the Spurs captain headed home a Lennon cross. West Ham pushed hard for an equaliser, but were denied by Heurelho Gomes who pulled off some excellent saves. And then in the 90th minute, a break from defence saw Jamie O'Hara thump home a shot from 20 yards out to seal victory for Tottenham.

Sunday 30th November 2008
Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2
Attendance: 41,760
Two goals in three minutes from Robin van Persie gave Arsenal victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea went 1-0 up thanks to a mistake by Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia threw the ball out to nobody in particular, giving possession to Chelsea. A resulting cross from Jose Boswinga was then put in the net by Arsenal's Johan Djourou to complete the comedy of errors. Van Persie's first goal on 59 minutes looked miles offside, but his second just three minutes later was a worthy winner of a London derby.

Saturday 15th November 2008
Fulham 2 Spurs 1
Attendance: 25,139
Fulham bounced back to the top of the London Bragging Rights League with a home win against Tottenham. It was former Spurs boy, Simon Davies, who opened the score, although Heurelho Gomes played his part with a howler of an atempted save. Andy Johnson made it 2-0 on 70 minutes by turning in a Paul Konchesky corner and Fulham qwere on their way to victory. Darren Bent got one back for the visitors on 81 minutes, but it was too little too late.

Wednesday 29th October 2008
Arsenal 4 Spurs 4
Attendance: 60,043
Spurs staged a gobsmacking comeback in the final minutes of the first North London derby of the season to snatch a 4-4 draw from what looked like certain defeat. A quite incredible 40 yard volley from David Bentley gave Spurs the lead after 13 minutes, but two headed goals, Mikaël Silvestre on 37 minutes and William Gallas a minute into the second half (why does Gomes come out for everything?) put Arsenal into the driving seat. When Emmanuel Adebayor made it 3-1 on 64 minutes it looked like Arsenal would romp home. Substitute Darren Bent gave Tottenham hope when he turned in a fumbled shot, but within a minute Arsenal had a fourth thanks to a Robin van Persie netbuster. At 4-2 down with a minute to go Jermaine Jenas curled in a beauty to make it 4-3. And then the almost unbelievable. With seconds left of injury time, Luka Modric hit the post and Aaron Lennon pounced to make it 4-4. I don't know about Harry Houdini. More like Tottenham Houdini.

Sunday 26th October 2008
West Ham 0 Arsenal 2
Attendance: 34,802
Arsenal beat West Ham 2-0 at Upton Park to go top of the London Bragging Rights League on Sunday. A deflected own goal by Julien Faubert broke the deadlock in the 75th minute when it looked like the game was heading towards a goalless draw. Emmanuel Adebayor made it 2-0 in injury time when he latched on to a long ball forward and rounded West Ham's Robert Green to put the ball into the net. And did Carlton Cole really deserve a straight red in the dying seconds of the match for that sliding tackle on Alex Song? Unlikely.

Saturday, 27th September 2008
Fulham 1 West Ham 2
Attendance: 23,946
The Hammers are the new leaders of the London Bragging Rights League following a 2-1 away win at Fulham. Goals from Carlton Cole and Matthew Etherington on the 43rd and 45th minute gave West Ham a 2-0 lead at half-time, but not before Fulham's Andy Johnson was sent off in first-half injury-time for a suspect second bookable offence. Fulham got a goal back in the 59th minute when Danny Murphy scored from the penalty spot after Lucas Neill was ajudged to have handled the ball in the box.

Sunday, 31st August 2008
Chelsea 1 Spurs 1
Attendance: 41,790
Spurs haven't won at Chelsea since 1990, but today they went to the Bridge and secured a 1-1 draw. Two mistakes by Darren Bent settled the game. The first came in the 27th minute when he failed to clear a Frank Lampard corner, allowing the ball to go in off Juliano Belletti. Then with half-time fast approaching, a mistake by Lampard at the other end gave Bent a scoring opportunity. His woeful first touch confused Petr Cech, allowing the Spurs striker to slot home through the goalie's legs.

Saturday, 23rd August 2008
Fulham 1 Arsenal 0
Attendance: 25, 276
Fulham upset the odds to claim bragging rights over Arsenal with a 1-0 win at Craven Cottage. Brede Hangeland scored the only goal after 21 minutes, slotting the ball home from close range from a Fulham corner, to give the Cottagers their first London derby victory for what seems like donkey's years. The Cottagers turning over the Gunners means the West London club are top of the London Bragging Rights League. Early doors yet though.