▁two ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁and ▁most ▁successful ▁clubs ▁in ▁London ▁there ▁has ▁always ▁been ▁strong ▁need le ▁between ▁the ▁fans ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Match es ▁between ▁them ▁would ▁often ▁attract ▁large ▁attend ances . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar sen al ▁and ▁Ch else a ▁rival ry ▁has ▁been ▁more ▁recently ▁considered ▁an ▁important ▁der by , ▁after ▁Ch else a ' s ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁class ▁of ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁two ▁started ▁to ▁comp ete ▁constantly ▁for ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁title . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁internet ▁survey ▁of ▁fans ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Ar sen al ▁fans ▁who ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁survey ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁considered ▁Ch else a ▁as ▁their ▁third ▁rival , ▁after ▁Manchester ▁United ▁and ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur . ▁ ▁Those ▁Ch else a ▁fans ▁who ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁survey ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁considered ▁Ar sen al ▁as ▁their ▁main ▁rival , ▁however ▁Tot ten ham ▁and ▁Ful ham ▁are ▁their ▁more ▁traditional ▁riv als . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁survey ▁by ▁the ▁Football ▁F ans ▁Census , ▁Ar sen al ▁fans ▁named ▁Ch else a ▁as ▁the ▁club ▁they ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁most , ▁ahead ▁of ▁their ▁traditional ▁riv als ▁Tot ten ham . ▁Ch else a ▁fans ▁named ▁Ar sen al ▁as ▁their ▁second ▁most - dis lik ed ▁club , ▁behind