A pie is part of many football fans’ matchday routine across the country. Tucking into a pie, accompanied by a pint, pre-match or at half-time has been a mainstay in football fan culture across the UK for decades.
With the financial burden placed on football fans in the current difficult economic climate, we’re asking how affordable matchday pies are at all 20 Premier League grounds.
Let’s look at the prices across the Premier League to see where fans can get the best value pie to complete the essential matchday experience.
Most expensive Premier League pies:
- London Stadium (West Ham) – £5
- The Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) – £4.80
- Portman Road Stadium (Ipswich) – £4.80
- The Etihad Stadium (Man City) – £4.70
- Craven Cottage (Fulham) – £4.50
- Stamford Bridge (Chelsea) – £4.50
- Selhurst Park (Crystal Palace) – £4.50
- Old Trafford (Man United) – £4.20
- King Power Stadium (Leicester) – £4.20
- Amex Stadium (Brighton & Hove Albion) – £4.10
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Tottenham Hotspur) – £4
- Gtech Community Stadium (Brentford) – £4
- Vitality Stadium (Bournemouth) – £4
- St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton) – £4
- Goodison Park (Everton) – £3.90
- St James’ Park (Newcastle) – £3.90
- Villa Park (Aston Villa) – £3.60
- Molineux (Wolves) – £3.60
- Anfield (Liverpool) – £3.40
- City Ground (Nottingham Forest) – £3.30
The London factor
Five of the top six most expensive pies are in the capital. West Ham, Arsenal, Fulham, Chelsea, and Crystal Palace's pricey pies have not pleased travelling away fans so far this season. West Ham fans who enjoy embarking on this matchday tradition will feel hard done by as they have to pay £5 for a pie, which is the most expensive in the league.
Cheap as chips in Burnley
Turf Moor is at the other end of the scale, where Burnley fans only pay £3 for their matchday snack. This is the cheapest pie in the league, 30p less than the second cheapest at the City Ground.
Value at Spurs
Much has been made about the pristine quality of Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium since it was opened in 2019. To compliment the stadium’s groundbreaking infrastructure is a reasonably priced pie, especially when compared to the rest of the Premier League.
Tottenham’s pie costs £4, which is the ninth most expensive in the league and given their stadium’s reputation as one of the world’s best, Spurs fans will feel like they’re getting a good deal. It is the joint cheapest pie in London, alongside Brentford.
Pricey in Manchester
If you’re looking for a cheap pie, then don’t go to Manchester. Fans have to pay £4.70 for a pie at the Etihad Stadium, while it is only 50p cheaper at Old Trafford. This makes Man City and Man United’s pies the third and seventh most expensive in the league, respectively.
How do the promoted sides stack up?
When it comes to the promoted teams like Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton, you would expect the prices of pies and even pints to go up. So how do they stack up?
At King Power Stadium, a range of pies such as Chicken Balti, Ale and Steak pies would set you back £4.20. It is the same price for a Double Cheese Pie, Broccoli and Cauliflower pies.
Before your next St. Mary's Stadium tour or matchday visit, note that pies at Southampton equally cost a little more than most of the English Premier League grounds. You will pay £4 to grab a chicken, Ale, ham, leek or steak pie at St. Mary's Stadium. There is a vegan option for those who need it, and of course for the same price.
At Portman Road Stadium, the home ground to Ipswich, pies are quite pricey at £4.80. The stadium was recently ranked as one of the best in the Premier League, so, understandably, pies at Portman Road cost a little more than some grounds in London.