Premier League Attendances 2025/26: Who will have empty stadiums?

Premier League Attendances are vital in gauging a team's success, especially in determining a football club's revenue and fan dedication. The Premier League 2024/25 attendances revealed some interesting statistics. We expect some twists in 2025/26. Everton's move to a bigger and new stadium should come with huge expectations.

Promoted teams Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley are expected to have even bigger turnouts than they did in the Championship last season. We cannot ignore teams with huge followings such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea, to once again set new attendance records at their respective grounds.

Last season, Manchester United had the highest single-match attendance when they hosted Aston Villa on 25 May 2025. A total of 73,839 turned up to watch the Red Devils beat the Villans 2-0 in the final game of the season. Most importantly, an estimated 15.3 million were reported to have attended EPL matches.

Unfortunately, teams with smaller stadiums, such as Bournemouth, had the unwanted record of the lowest attendance in a single match. It also means the return of Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley to the top flight could tilt the scales against the Cherries, Brentford and Crystal Palace in the new season.

The average match Premier League attendance during the 2024/25 EPL season was 40,423, but let's dig deeper into the statistics.

Percentage of capacity filled – Premier League attendances 2024/25

1. Old Trafford (Manchester United) – 74,879 capacity, 73,815 average = 98.6%
2. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Tottenham Hotspur) – 62,850 capacity, 61,127 average = 97.3%
3. London Stadium (West Ham United) – 62,500 capacity, 62,407 average = 99.9%
4. Anfield Stadium (Liverpool) – 61,276 capacity, 60,486 average = 98.7%
5. Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) – 60,704 capacity, 60,252 average = 99.3%
6. Etihad Stadium (Manchester City) – 55,097 capacity, 53,636 average = 97.4%
7. St James' Park (Newcastle United) – 52,258 capacity, 52,187 average = 99.9%
8. Villa Park (Aston Villa) – 42,918 capacity, 41,772 average = 97.3%
9. Stamford Bridge (Chelsea) – 40,853 capacity, 40,682 average = 96.1%
10. Goodison Park (Everton) – 39,414 capacity, 39,191 average = 99.4%
11. St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton) – 32,384 capacity, 30,865 average = 95.3%
12. King Power Stadium (Leicester City) – 32,259 capacity, 31,448 average = 97.5%
13. Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton Wanderers) – 32,050 capacity,  31,484 average = 96.8%
14. AMEX Stadium (Brighton Hove & Albion) – 31,876 capacity, 31, 481 average = 98.8%
15. The City Ground (Nottingham Forest) – 30,404 capacity, 30,076 average = 98.9%
16. Portman Road (Ipswich Town) – 30,056 capacity, 29,742 average = 99.0%
17. Craven Cottage (Fulham) – 29,589 capacity, 26,826 average = 90.7%
18. Selhurst Park (Crystal Palace) – 25,486 capacity, 25,116 average = 98.6%
19. Getch Community Stadium (Brentford) – 17,250 capacity, 17,185 average = 99.6%
20. Vitality Stadium (Bournemouth) – 11, 307 capacity, 11, 200 average = 99.1%

The main talking points

English Premier League teams have a massive global following, resulting in huge home game attendances. Here are some interesting points about the 2024/25 attendance.

Manchester United finished the season strongly

Despite having one of their worst seasons in the club's history, Manchester United fans remained loyal until the final day. The club had some impressive turnouts at Old Trafford, almost every matchday, the peak of which came at the end of the season when they hosted Champions League hopefuls, Aston Villa. United bagged a 2-0 victory in front of 73,839 spectators. It was the highest single-match attendance during the 2024/25 season.

West Ham United retained their place among the best

The Hammers were among the top three Premier League teams with the best attendance stats during the 2024/25 season. They have maintained that feat for the last three seasons. An average attendance of 62,464 means London Stadium was filled during home matches. However, the massive home support did little to improve West Ham's success on the pitch as they finished 14th, five places worse than last season.

Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool remain top of the attendance stats

While there hasn't been much of an improvement in attendance numbers across the board, fans of Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal showed great resilience in attending home matches during the 2024/25 season, just as they did in 2023/24.

Arsenal averaged a 60,252 attendance record, Tottenham 61,127 and Liverpool 60,486. Interestingly, Tottenham's numbers slumped from an average of 61,459 last season, with Arsenal registering a slight improvement from last season's average of 60,236. Anfield's average attendance stats improved massively from the 55,809 they recorded last season. The massive support helped Liverpool register the best home run of 14 wins, four draws and one defeat at Anfield during the 2024/25 season.

Fulham lagging behind

Craven Cottage is a wonderful stadium and has become a hospitality pioneer after its latest redevelopment, introducing facilities such as a swimming pool at the stadium.

However, that project in part has resulted in a drastic increase in season ticket prices at Fulham, with the most expensive now commanding a fee of £3,000. General admission tickets have also been raised.

Now, the effect of those price increases is perhaps beginning to show itself in the attendance figures above. Craven Cottage was just 90% full on average during 2024/25, which was the lowest in the entire division.

Everton bid farewell to Goodison Park

The 2024/25 campaign marked the last season in which Everton would call their beloved Goodison Park stadium home. Goodison Park has been an ever-present Premier League fixture and has certainly enjoyed some good times and, more recently, some bad times.

However, despite the Toffees currently being some distance short of their best years, Everton fans turned up in fantastic numbers throughout the season, with many visiting for the very last time.

Attendance at the ground was up by just over 0.6% compared to 2023/24, and it meant that the wonderful Goodison Park got the farewell it truly deserved.

Previous season's attendances

Percentage of capacity filled – Premier League attendances 2023/24

1. London Stadium (West Ham) – 62,500 capacity, 62,466 average = 99.95%
2. St James’ Park (Newcastle) – 52,338 capacity, 52,134 average = 99.61%
3. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Tottenham Hotspur) – 62,062 capacity, 61,580 average = 99.22%
4. Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) – 60,704 capacity, 60,169 average = 99.19%
5. Amex Stadium (Brighton & Hove Albion) – 31,800 capacity, 31,523 average = 99.13%
6. Gtech Community Stadium (Brentford) – 17,250 capacity, 17,057 average = 98.88%
7. Kenilworth Road (Luton Town) – 11,050 capacity, 10,922 average = 98.84%
8. Goodison Park (Everton) – 39,571 capacity, 39,086 average = 98.77%
9. Old Trafford (Manchester United) – 74,879 capacity, 73,514 average = 98.18%
10. Molineux Stadium (Wolves) – 32,050 capacity, 31,406 average = 97.99%
11. Turf Moor (Burnley) – 21,994 capacity, 21,499 average = 97.75%
12. Villa Park (Aston Villa) – 42,682 capacity, 41,525 average = 97.29%
13. Stamford Bridge (Chelsea) – 40,853 capacity, 39,720 average = 97.23%
14. Vitality Stadium (Bournemouth) – 11,329 capacity, 11,000 average = 97.1%
15. Etihad Stadium (Manchester City) – 55,017 capacity, 53,304 average = 96.89%
16. The City Ground (Nottingham Forest) – 30,445 capacity, 29,289 average = 96.20%
17. Anfield (Liverpool) – 54,074 capacity, 51,699 average = 95.61%
18. Selhurst Park (Crystal Palace) – 26,047 capacity, 24,805 average = 95.23%
19. Craven Cottage (Fulham) – 25,700 capacity, 24,243 average = 94.33%
20. Bramall Lane (Sheffield United) – 32,702 capacity, 30,638 average = 93.69%