The most heated Derby Day fixtures in English football

When Derby Day comes, all friendships are on hold when these two fierce rivals meet up. These matches often prove to be the most tense affairs, both on the pitch and in the stands.

Rivalries between football fans started decades ago, the fierce competition between two clubs and their fans is what makes the English game so unique from the rest of the world. Let's look through some of English football's best derbies.

Maybe not the most notable to some football fans, but the Potteries derby is one of the most fierce derbies in English football. In a game in 2018 between Port Vale and Stoke under 23's, eleven Stoke fans were arrested, with 150 police officers deployed for a reserve team match.

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The Steel City derby between the two Sheffield teams has been of regular occurrence throughout the years, with both teams competing up and down the Football League. The rivalry became real when United charged more for Wednesday to use Sheffield United's stadium.

The two biggest clubs in Wales. It's not just the pride of South Wales between these two clubs, it's the pride of a whole country at stake when they face off, making it one of the most exciting fixtures in the calendar.

The pride of Birmingham. The derby between Villa and Birmingham is the most heated in the midlands. In one of the last games between the pair, Jack Grealish was punched in the back of the head during the game by a Birmingham fan.

The fixture between the two North East giants can be summed up when away fans were banned from attending the games in 2013/14. The fans in the North are some of the most passionate fans in the world, making Sunderland against Newcastle derby one of the best.

It's probably the most notorious and glamourized derby in world football, with films like 'Green Street' highlighting the bloody rivalry between the two London clubs. An FA Cup tie in 2009 saw one of the biggest football riots in modern history, seeing 20 arrested at the game.

Derby day in Manchester is one of the biggest games on a football fan's calendar. One side of the city is blue, the other red, with thousands of fans descending towards a huge clash.

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In recent years, the city has been dominated by Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, but since the rise of Man City in 2008, the rivalry is better than ever before, with the best players in the world playing for both clubs and challenging for silverware.

A derby split by Stanley Park, Liverpool versus Everton is one of the most passionate derbies in English football, making it an enthralling encounter for both sets of fans.

It's been a clash led by local heroes of each club, adding an extra sense of pride when the game kicks off. The game has always been about Everton trying to make it out of Liverpool's shadow, producing a highly tense fixture.

A rivalry that started when Arsenal moved to Highbury in the early nineties, the North London derby is the most notable game in London.

Early on, Arsenal would always dominate the fixture, but with the rise of Spurs and the slight demise of Arsenal before this season, the North London derby always determined which side would finish in the top four of the Premier League table.

The two biggest, and most successful clubs in England. Manchester United versus Liverpool is English football's greatest fixture, historically possessing the best players and teams.

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The clashes between the clubs have decided cups, league titles, and victories on the European stage. For that reason, the Northwest derby is the biggest derby/rivalry in English football.