How Much Does It Cost To Attend A Premier League Match in 2023?

The Premier League continues to grow and grow from one year to the next. It remains the most watched league in the world, which is why so many of the best players join clubs in the English top flight.

Last season, Erling Haaland joined Manchester City for £51 million, and his presence in attack helped Pep Guardiola’s side win the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup. City started last season favourites for all three trophies with the leading football betting sites.

The 19 other clubs in this season's Premier League know they have to improve their squads this summer, otherwise they risk falling further behind the all-conquering treble winners. 

But quality new signings cost money, not just for the initial transfer fee, but their wages too. Clubs are well remunerated for being in the Premier League, thanks to the lucrative TV deal to broadcast games live all over the world, which is worth just over £5 billion.

Southampton, who were relegated from the top flight after finishing 20th last season, received £123m, while champions Manchester City pocketed £210m. With salaries so high, clubs need to find other income to help them be competitive, which is why they bring out new kits almost every season. 

Clubs also rely heavily on the revenue made on game day to boost their finances, but finding the right balance of making a suitable profit while being affordable to the supporter can sometimes be tricky.

Bookies.com has worked out how much it costs two adults to attend a Premier League game at all 20 grounds in relation to price of a ticket (based on the cheapest season ticket), a pint, a pie and a programme. While it’s good news for fans of newly promoted Burnley, it’s not so good for Arsenal supporters who regularly watch the Gunners at the Emirates.

Not Cheap Attending North London Matches

The cost of living in London is substantially more than anywhere else in England, so therefore it makes sense that the three most expensive grounds to watch a Premier League game are all based in the capital. 

Arsenal missed out on finishing top of the Premier League table last season after leading it for much of the season, but they find themselves top of this table, which their fans really don't want to be leading.

The average cost for two adults to watch Arsenal at the Emirates works out at £130.58. The cheapest ticket is available at £51.24 while a pint (£6.35), pie (£3.70) and a programme (£4.00) makes it an expensive day out. And that’s not taking into account the travel to get to the game and a trip to the club’s megastore. 

Five miles down the road, bitter rivals Tottenham are second on the list with an average cost of £110.14, over £20 cheaper than the Gunners. 

Spurs are about to start their fifth full season in their £1 billion stadium that was officially opened in April 2019. Tottenham, with Ange Postecoglou now in charge of team affairs, have no European football to capitalise on this term, so they need to maximise their Premier League game day experiences as much as they can. 

The club are still repaying loans taken out to complete the construction of the state-of-the-art stadium, which will host two NFL International Series games later this year, which will generate much needed revenue.

Chelsea are another club who cannot offer their supporters any European adventures this season after their worst Premier League season saw them pick up just 44 points from their 38 games. Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been tasked with restoring the fortunes of the Stamford Bridge club, and qualifying for the lucrative Champions League will be their number one goal. 

Owner Todd Boehly will demand much better this season and a return to Europe's elite club competition will be expected, especially with no midweek European games to distract the Blues this season. Chelsea fans will hope for a better season as they will not want to spend over £50 per ticket to watch another disappointing season.

Burnley Look After Their Fans

Burnley are one of the 12 founder members of the English Football League, and they pride themselves in doing things the right way. On the pitch, the Clarets did everything right last season as they cruised their way to earning promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt by winning the Championship title. 

And the Turf Moor club has resisted the temptation to cash in on their promotion by hiking up their prices for their return to the top flight. The cost for two adults to watch Vincent Kompany's side back in the Premier League is £54.66, which is the cheapest of all 20 Premier League clubs next season. 

Burnley announced in May that former Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt became a minority owner in the club.

Watt will hope his side can start the new season well. Turf Moor, with its 21,944 capacity, will be sold out for the opening game of the Premier League when the three-time defending champions Manchester City make the short distance over to start their latest title defence.

West Ham are bucking the trend for London clubs charging the most to watch Premier League football. Despite flirting with relegation towards the end of last season, the club finished safe of relegation in 14th place, and, crucially, they won their first European trophy in 58 years.

The Hammers will welcome some of Europe's finest teams to their London Stadium home this season, which will provide the club with additional revenue, on top of what they will receive from the league's TV deal. West Ham benefitted after they were handed the 80,000-seat London Stadium after the 2012 Olympics. Rather than spend £1 billion on a stadium, they only had to pay £15 million to convert the stadium to football use and a basic £2.5 million rent a year. 

That explains why they are able to keep their matchday costs for their supporters to a manageable amount. A cost of £55.44 for two adults is the second cheapest in the Premier League. 

Sheffield United are back in the Premier League after a two-season hiatus, and their number one goal is to stay in the league. The Blades will be encouraged by the fact that all three promoted sides stayed in the top flight last season. 

However, they are among the favourites to be relegated back to the Championship this season on many of the top football betting apps. 

The cost of attending a Premier League game at Bramall Lane is ranked 18th in the league. The cost for two adults to watch Sheffield United in a home league game works out to be £64.86, which is more than 50% cheaper than going to watch Arsenal at the Emirates.