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Two of Englands most local derbies will be shown live on Sky this week - but which two teams are closest to each other? QPR host Brentford live on Sky Sports 1 HD from 7pm on Friday and Birmingham face Aston Villa live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 11.30am on Sunday, with both sets of teams within walking distance of their opponents stadiums. Birmham vs A Villa October 30, 2016, 11:30am Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass As the crow flies, Birminghams St Andrews stadium is just 2.4 miles away from Villa Park, while Brentfords Griffin Park is 3.4 miles from Loftus Road. However, Notts Countys rivalry with Nottingham Forest is Englands most local derby. Just 0.26 of a mile separates the two stadiums. Brentford vs Fulham November 4, 2016, 7:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass Liverpool and Everton are divided by just 0.59 of a mile, making the Merseyside derby Englands most local league clash this season. This weeks Manchester derby in the EFL Cup saw Manchester City travel just four miles to Old Trafford to take on United. Nearest local derbies in England Team Opponent Distance between stadiums (miles) Notts County Nottingham Forest 0.26 Everton Liverpool 0.59 Chelsea Fulham 1.4 West Ham Leyton Orient 1.52 QPR Fulham 2.42 Aston Villa Birmingham 2.43 Chelsea QPR 2.61 Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday 3.11 Aston Villa West Brom 3.33 Brentford QPR 3.37 Bristol City Bristol Rovers 3.57 Brentford Fulham 3.61 Leyton Orient Tottenham 3.76 Millwall Charlton 3.77 Arsenal Tottenham 3.82 West Ham Millwall 3.91 Manchester City Manchester United 4 Walsall West Brom 4.06 Arsenal West Ham 4.11 Arsenal Leyton Orient 4.14 Watch QPR v Brentford live on Sky Sports 1 HD on Friday from 7pm and Birmingham v Aston Villa live on Sky Sports 2 HD from 11.30am on Sunday. Also See: Transfer Centre Latest transfer news Transfer betting Paper Talk Sabres Jerseys China . 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Weve got to answer that and be on our game ourselves, not be flat.The Broncos will be sweaating on the fitness of Lachlan Maranta after he failed to complete training on Thursday due to a groin injury.dddddddddddd.With Jack Reed (shoulder), Jordan Kahu (pectoral) and Greg Eden (knee) already ruled out, the Broncos will turn to 21-year-old Jonus Pearson as cover for Maranta.Pearson starred for the Broncos under-20s last year and will make his NRL debut if Maranta cant complete a fitness test on Friday morning.The Eels sit 13th on the ladder after a one-point win over Manly last weekend.Brad Arthur has made a couple of changes from that winning side, with David Gower coming on to the bench and Peni Terepo starting at lock in place of Beau Scott.Winger Semi Radradra may also be a late inclusion after travelling to Brisbane with the team.BRONCOS v EELS - Key match stats* Brisbane have won three of their past four against Parramatta, with each victory coming by 10 points or more.* Brisbane have won 11 of 13 matches where they led at halftime but lost all seven matches where theyve been trailing at the break.* Parramatta have lost their past five matches in Queensland.(Source: Fox Sports Stats) ' ' '