▁Liverpool . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Ble acher ▁Report ▁article ▁ranks ▁Ar sen al ▁as ▁Ch else a ' s ▁second - most ▁h ated ▁rival . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁first ▁league ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁teams ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁at ▁St am ford ▁Bridge . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Football ▁League ▁First ▁Division ▁game ▁played ▁between ▁two ▁London ▁clubs ▁and ▁drew ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 6 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁A ▁match ▁between ▁the ▁clubs ▁at ▁St am ford ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁drew ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 8 2 , 9 0 5 , ▁the ▁second ▁highest ▁recorded ▁attend ance ▁for ▁an ▁English ▁league ▁match . ▁They ▁met ▁in ▁two ▁close ▁cont ested ▁FA ▁Cup ▁semi - final s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁with ▁Ar sen al ▁winning ▁both ▁times . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Ch else a ▁domin ated ▁the ▁tie ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁wins , ▁two ▁draw s ▁and ▁just ▁two ▁losses ▁during ▁the ▁de cade . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁have ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 4 ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League , ▁with ▁Ch else a ▁winning ▁ 3 – 2 ▁on ▁aggregate ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁transfer ▁of ▁Ash ley ▁Cole ▁from ▁Ar sen al ▁to ▁Ch