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Which is the most local football derby in England?

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Everton host Liverpool live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm on Monday and it's officially the most local league derby this season.

As the crow flies, just 0.59 of a mile divides the Toffees' Goodison Park and Reds' Anfield stadiums.

However, the most local derby in England is between Championship side Nottingham Forest and League Two Notts County, who announced a proposed takeover deal on Monday, with just 0.26 of a mile separating the clubs.

Jan 28: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool attempts to control the ball under pressure from John Stones of Everton during the Barclays
Image: The Merseyside derby is England's most local league derby this season

In the Premier League, north London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham are 3.82 miles apart, while the two Manchester clubs are divided by four miles.

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

Check the table below to see England's top 20 most local derbies...

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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 Everton v Liverpool live on Sky Sports 1 from 7pm on Monday

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