Premier League highest average attendances revealed for 2025-26 – where do Arsenal, Man Utd rank?

Manchester United recorded the highest average home attendance during a record-breaking 2025-26 Premier League campaign.

For the first time in 22 years, Arsenal saw their name up in English top-flight lights, beating Pep Guardiola's Manchester City to the crown.

The aforementioned Red Devils enjoyed a mid-season resurgence under the leadership of Michael Carrick to finish in third spot.

Also qualifying for the Champions League, Aston Villa ended up in fourth place and halted their 30-year trophy drought by winning the Europa League.

On the contrary to last season, defending champions Liverpool finished trophyless in fifth spot, throwing Arne Slot's position at Anfield into question.

Man Utd top attendance table, relegated club finish second

For yet another season, Manchester United recorded the highest average home attendance in the Premier League, with just under 74,000 spectators flooding into Old Trafford on a typical matchday.

Rather shockingly, a club set to be plying its trade in the Championship next season finished as runners-up on this list, with West Ham United welcoming around 62,000 fans on average to its troubled home.

Avoiding an unthinkable relegation to the second tier by just two points, Tottenham Hotspur are third in the attendance rankings, attracting just over 61,000 spectators per match on average.

Despite winning the competition, Arsenal ranked only fifth in the attendance standings, with the Gunners recently announcing plans to bring their capacity at the Emirates up to 70,000.

Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium debuts at number seven on the list during its maiden Premier League campaign, whilst Sunderland's Stadium of Light takes position nine after an eight-year top-flight absence.

List of top 10 average attendances in 2025-26 Premier League

1. Manchester United (Old Trafford) – 73,975
2. West Ham United (London Stadium) – 62,347
3. Tottenham Hotspur (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) – 61,003
4. Liverpool (Anfield) – 60,389
5. Arsenal (Emirates Stadium) – 60,217
6. Manchester City (Etihad Stadium) – 52,640
7. Everton (Hill Dickinson Stadium) – 52,132
8. Newcastle United (St James' Park) – 52,095
9. Sunderland (Stadium of Light) – 46,417
10. Aston Villa (Villa Park) – 41,977

FGG says: Fans cannot guarantee success

During the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, two of the three largest stadiums in the competition played host to relegation dogfights.

A large number of supporters does not guarantee success in a league full of Brighton & Hove Albion's, Bournemouth's and Brentford's, who find different ways to gain an advantage.

That being said, it is still n the best commercial interests of the clubs to bolster their stadium capacities, generating increased revenue to spend in the transfer markets.