World's richest derby

Stamford Bridge hosts the richest club in English football this afternoon, a club whose fans plan to brandish £20 notes. The club is not Chelsea.

Travel the short distance across town to resume a local rivalry that has simmered without engagement for 12 years. Queens Park Rangers, are from the wrong-end.

The two teams have spent most of that time moving in opposite directions. West-London is now experiencing a second footballing revolution.

Roman Abramovich may have shifted the landscape of the Premier League by pouring millions. But, the wealth boasted by the QPR owners dwarfs the Russian's fortune.

Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, purchased a struggling-club in September 07, for £1m, last month sold a 20% stake in Rangers to Lakshmi Mittal.

Briatore and Ecclestone have been hugely enthusiastic - "There's no point buying Ferrari. The only way is down. At QPR we're in Formula Renault."

Via Guardian-Unlimited