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EPL Attendance Up 4% To Date; Everton Leads Gains With 11% Increase At Home

EPL clubs are averaging 35,713 fans per game through Feb. 26, up 4% compared to the same point last season. Everton, which currently sits sixth in the standings, is seeing the league's biggest jump at the gate (+11%). Wigan Athletic, Queens Park Rangers and Sunderland are also seeing strong gains this season to date. Despite Wigan's gains, the club is the only EPL club with home capacity under 75%. Aston Villa, which is currently facing relegation next season, is seeing the sharpest drop among EPL clubs (-2%). Listed below is club-by-club attendance for the EPL to date, with comparisons to the same period last season (THE DAILY).

EPL ATTENDANCE THROUGH FEB. 26
CLUB
GMS
TOTAL
AVG.
% CAP.
PREV.
% +/-
'11-12 GMS
ManU
13
981,708
75,516
99.7%
75,348
0.2%
13
Arsenal
14
841,078
60,077
99.5%
59,945
0.2%
12
Newcastle
14
700,210
50,015
95.4%
48,924
2.2%
12
Manchester City
13
610,805
46,985
99.1%
47,043
-0.1%
12
Liverpool
14
625,660
44,690
98.7%
44,811
-0.3%
12
Chelsea
13
537,940
41,380
99.0%
41,641
-0.6%
12
Sunderland
13
523,913
40,301
82.7%
38,461
4.8%
13
Everton
13
476,099
36,623
92.6%
33,101
10.6%
13
Tottenham Hotspur
13
467,818
35,986
99.2%
36,072
-0.2%
13
West Ham United*
14
485,534
34,681
99.0%
n/a
n/a
n/a
Aston Villa
13
435,760
33,520
78.3%
34,273
-2.2%
13
Southampton*
13
395,551
30,427
93.1%
n/a
n/a
n/a
Stoke City
13
349,193
26,861
96.8%
27,233
-1.4%
12
Norwich City
14
373,464
26,676
98.0%
26,434
0.9%
12
Fulham
14
356,944
25,496
99.2%
25,237
1.0%
13
West Bromwich
14
352,996
25,214
95.3%
24,558
2.7%
12
Reading*
14
334,782
23,913
98.8%
n/a
n/a
n/a
Swansea City
13
264,277
20,329
98.0%
19,930
2.0%
13
Wigan Athletic
13
243,061
18,697
74.4%
17,582
6.3%
12
Queens Park Rangers
14
250,124
17,866
96.9%
16,967
5.3%
12
TOTALS
269
9,606,917
35,713
94.7%
34,318
4.1%
267
 

NOTES: EPL average for last season includes Blackburn, Bolton and Wolverhampton, who were relegated. * = Played in lower level Championship League last year.

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