So no more London derbies this season and how has the "London PL table" panned out for the seven teams, each playing 12 derbies?
Arsenal top with 7 wins, 24 points. Followed by Chelsea with 6 wins, 22 points. Fulham are a creditable third with 5 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses, 18 points, at an average of 1.5 points per game.
The also rans are headed by Palace with 15 points, both Brentford and West Ham are on 12 points (Brentford ahead of West Ham on GD), and propping up the table are the mighty Spurs with 11 points.
Three of Fulham's five wins were away (Palace, Brentford and Chelsea), and 10 of our 18 points gained were away. Fulham had a GD of +2 (goals scored 18, goals conceded 16). Fulham's away goals tally of 11 was bettered only by Arsenal (16). Only Arsenal and Chelsea, besides Fulham, had a positive GD. Fulham scored in all 12 derbies apart from one, the home defeat to Palace. Oddly, Fulham (with 9 conceded) shipped more away goals than each of the other six teams.
Brentford, Palace and West Ham each won only one home game out of six, West Ham's being especially irritating as it was against us. Palace only got 4 points in home derbies, but 11 points away.
2024/25 has possibly seen our best "top flight London derby" performance, one for me to check in the summer........
We have been so terrible in this league in years gone by as far as I can remember. It really does show how much we have improved, and yes, how certain sides have lost their way.