The "London derby league" was all but decided in Arsenal's favor after Gunners' 3-0 win over Fulham last weekend. Arse's embarrassing loss to Spurs in the League Cup didn't really change much. As you can see, their lead is still very substantial (the "league" is a calculation of the Premiership London clubs' records against each other in all competitions):
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
| Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 22 |
| Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Tottenham | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 9 |
| West Ham | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| Fulham | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
Despite being 12 points down with only three games in hand, Chelsea still has a slight chance to dislodge Gunners. For that to happen the two teams would need to play more games than they are currently scheduled to--which can only happen if they are drawn together in Champions League or FA Cup play. Right now the remaining schedule is this:
Arsenal: at Chelsea (March 22)
Chelsea: at Spurs (Feb. 23), at West Ham (March 1), Arsenal (March 22)
Spurs: Chelsea (Feb. 23), West Ham (March 8)
West Ham: at Fulham (Feb. 23), Chelsea (March 1), at Spurs (March 8)
Fulham: West Ham (Feb. 23)
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