Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 34 (14 – 16 April 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology which also incorporates season ticket sales.

Here are the Premier League results for gameweek 34:

Southampton 2 – 3 Chelsea

Burnley 2 – 1 Leicester

Crystal Palace 3 – 2 Brighton

Huddersfield 1 – 0 Watford

Swansea 1 – 1 Everton

Liverpool 3 – 0 Bournemouth

Tottenham 1 – 3 Manchester City

Newcastle 2 – 1 Arsenal

Manchester United 0 – 1 West Brom

West Ham 1 – 1 Stoke

Premier League Matchday 34 Analysis

Newcastle this week took home the weekly prize for having the fullest stadium, achieving a week high stadium utilisation of 99.6% in their vital and impressive 2-1 victory over a struggling Arsenal side.

Completing the top 4 were Manchester United, Swansea and Huddersfield, all achieving utilisations of 99.3%. The average for stadium capacity utilisation this week for Premier League clubs was 96.0%, down from 96.7% due to poor capacity utilisations at two London clubs.

West Ham sit bottom of this week’s utilisation chart with a utilisation of 86.1% however the fans that did attend will be breathing a huge sigh of relief after West Ham picked up a crucial late point against fellow relegation rivals Stoke.

Tottenham closely followed West Ham, achieving a utilisation of just 89.8% despite having a blockbuster game against Manchester City, who were crowned Premier League champions following a comfortable 3-1 victory over Tottenham.

Despite having a low capacity utilisation, Tottenham top this week’s attendance charts, recording an attendance of 80,8111 fans, losing out in the coronation victory for Manchester City after a turbulent week.

Completing the Top 4 this week was Manchester United, West Ham and Liverpool all achieving attendances of over 52,000. The average attendance this week was a impressive 44,091 fans with many of the big boys playing at home compared to last week’s low of 34,030 where there was a lack of large Premier League stadiums hosting games.

Swansea were bottom of the attendance charts this week with an attendance of 20,933 in their draw with Everton. Burnley, Crystal Palace and Huddersfield all recorded attendances below 25,000.

Tottenham do the double, leading this week’s attendance and revenue charts, taking home just over £3.8m despite a loss and low capacity utilisation.

Completing the top 4 were again Manchester United, Liverpool and West Ham, all taking in excess of £1.8m this week.

At the other end of the scale Stoke were bottom by a distant, after taking a measly 1,230 seats for their crucial away game against West Ham, leading to revenue of just £37k.

The average takings were a huge £815k up 42% on last week’s lowly £573k, due to the small takings of many of the smaller clubs at home last week.

As mentioned Tottenham took home the prize for most revenue due to having the highest attendance and ticket price, taking home £3.8m.

Tottenham unsurprisingly charged the highest ticket this week at around £55 for their match against Manchester City, fans will feel short changed however after a humbling loss to the new Premier League champions.

Liverpool were the next closest, charging £48 in their comfortable 3-0 victory over mid table Bournemouth. They were followed by West Ham, Southampton and Crystal Palace who all charged around £45.

Huddersfield charged the lowest ticket price with their commendable £30 tickets being great value as well after a crucial stoppage time winner that will go a long way to securing survival.

The average ticket price this week for home games was around £42, up slightly from last week’s £40 which is reflected in the rising revenue of clubs this week.

Huddersfield unsurprisingly took the least from their home game this week after charging the lowest ticket price, taking home around £360k in their game against Watford.

Home teams had a better week taking a respectable 17 points from 30 after taking only 8 last week.

Chelsea lead the way this week for away revenue after receiving a surprisingly sizeable allocation for their game against Southampton bringing in around £100k, Southampton’s generosity was not returned by Chelsea as they stormed back from two down to win 3-2 over the relegation threatened side. 

Manchester City were the only other club to receive a large allocation, taking home £90k after being given roughly 3,000 away seats for their game against Tottenham at Wembley.

Stoke playing away to West Ham languish at the bottom this week after deciding to only take 1,230 seats for their draw with concerns about not having enough fans to meet demand for more.

Premier League away allocations averaged at a lowly 2,261 after clubs decided not to take out their full allocation allowances, falling from last week’s average allocation of 2,674.

That’s it for this week’s Premier League Matchday Money article – I hope you enjoyed, please share!

Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 33 (7 – 8 April 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology which also incorporates season ticket sales.

Here are the Premier League results for gameweek 33:

Everton 0 – 0 Liverpool

Stoke 1 – 2 Tottenham

Watford 1 – 2 Burnley

Brighton 1 – 1 Huddersfield 

West Brom 1 – 1 Swansea

Bournemouth 2 – 2 Crystal Palace

Leicester 1 – 2 Newcastle

Manchester City 2 – 3 Manchester United

Arsenal 3 – 2 Southampton

Chelsea 1 – 1 West Ham

Premier League Matchday 33 Analysis

Brighton once again take home the weekly prize for having the fullest stadium, achieving a week high stadium utilisation of 99.5% in their hotly contested 1-1 draw with fellow Premier League new boys Huddersfield.

Completing the top 4 were Arsenal, Chelsea and Chelsea, all achieving 99.2% and over. The average for stadium capacity utilisation this week for Premier League clubs was 96.7%, down from 96.9% last week due to one clubs particularly low fullness.

Manchester City were surprisingly empty for their blockbuster match with Manchester United, achieving a relatively low 98.5% utilisation as fans save themselves for their monumental game against Liverpool in the Champions League.

West Brom miseries on the pitch has creeped off the pitch too as the club finish bottom of this week’s stadium utilisation charts, achieving a miserable 86.8% utilisation as fans continue to keep away in their droves despite a spirited 1-1 draw with Swansea.

The next lowest capacity utilisation was Watford at a much more respectable 92.9%.

Arsenal top this week’s attendance charts, recording an attendance of 58,374 fans in their entertaining 3-2 victory over struggling Southampton.

Completing the Top 4 this week was Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton all achieving attendances of over 39,000. The average attendance this week was a lowly 34,030 fans compared to last week’s high 42,442 with a lack of big guns playing at home leading to a drop of 20%

Bournemouth are back at the bottom of the attendance charts due to their 11,360 capacity stadium. Watford and West Brom were the only other sides to record attendances below 25,000.

Arsenal do the double, leading this week’s attendance and revenue charts,  taking home just over £2.6m and 3 points against Southampton.

Completing the top 4 were again Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton, all taking in excess of £1m this week.

At the other end of the scale Crystal Palace were bottom by a distant, a fate that falls on all team’s playing away to Bournemouth, taking home a measly 34,000 from their gut wrenching 2-2 draw with Bournemouth that will feel like 2 points dropped.

The average takings were a lowly £573k down a huge 23% on last week’s high of £744k, due to the amount of big takings of some of the larger clubs last week.

As mentioned Arsenal took home the prize for most revenue due to having the highest attendance and high ticket prices, taking home £2.6m. 

Chelsea charged the highest ticket this week at around £52 for their London Derby against West Ham, fans will feel short changed however after a draw all but ended their slim top 4 chances.

Manchester City were a close second in their sensation Manchester Derby against Manchester United, charging £50 for a game that looked destined to be their Premier League coronation before Pogba and Mourinho ruined those plans.

West Brom charged the lowest ticket prices with their commendable £25 as they looked to entice fans to support their troubled squad to no avail as attendances continue to drop as they prepare for the Championship.

The average ticket price this week for home games was around £40, does from last week’s £43 which is reflected in the falling revenue of clubs this week.

Bournemouth unsurprisingly took the least from their home game this week, taking home around £300k in their game against Crystal Palace.

Home teams had an poor week taking a pathetic 8 points from 30, with only Arsenal taking home 3 points from their home game.

Tottenham lead the way this week after receiving a surprisingly sizeable allocation for their game against Stoke bringing in around £1m as Stoke, Stoke’s generosity was not returned by Tottenham as they snuck a 2-1 win over the relegation threatened side. Huddersfield, Liverpool, Southampton and West Ham all took home around £90k after being given roughly 3,000 away seats for their respective games.

Crystal Palace playing away to Bournemouth languish at the bottom this week after deciding to only take 1,121 seats for their draw due to the small stadium capacity at Bournemouth.

Premier League away allocations averaged at a low 2,674 compared to last week’s high of 2,782, a common theme this week.

That’s it for this week’s Premier League Matchday Money article – I hope you enjoyed, Please share!

Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 31 (17 March 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology which also now incorporates season ticket sales.

Here are the Premier League results for a limited gameweek 31:

Bournemouth 2 – 1 West Brom

Huddersfield 0 – 2 Crystal Palace

Stoke 1 – 2 Everton

Liverpool 5 – 0 Watford

 

Attendance varied greatly in 4 Premier League games taking place on this FA Cup weekend. Anfield saw the biggest crowd with an attendance 53,287 witnessing the superb talents of man of the mo-ment Mohammed Salah in a easy 5-0 victory for Liverpool.

At the other end of the scale were Bournemouth with an attendance of 10,242 witnessing their late 2-1 win over a doomed West Brom side, this was less than 5x the fans at the Liverpool game.

The average attendance was a low 29,367 due to the lack of large stadiums hosting games in this weak gameweek, with Liverpool having attendance of over 24,000 fans above the average.

 

Liverpool were surprisingly bested for the most full stadium this week with Stoke taking the award with a 99.8% utilisation despite their average form of late. Their fans were not rewarded as Stoke fell to a 2-1 defeat to Everton.

Bournemouth struggled this week, lagging their rivals significantly with an attendance % of 90.2%.

This brought an otherwise high average down to 96.9% despite the other three teams all having utilisations above 98.5%.

 

Liverpool unsurprisingly lead the way in revenue this week, bringing in a cool £2.2m!

Lagging significantly behind them were Stoke and Huddersfield who brought in £600k and £350k respectively.

West Brom are bottom of the Premier League table and also find themselves bottom of ours, a common theme when playing away to Bournemouth, with an away allocation of only  1,325 – however they may have struggled to sell more anyway such is their current plight.

The average revenue was £470k thanks to Liverpool’s haul while away allocations averaged out at a respectable 2,585 tickets.

 

 

 

Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 30 (10 – 12 March 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology which also now incorporates season ticket sales.

Here are the Premier League results for gameweek 30:

Manchester United 2 – 1 Liverpool

Everton 2 – 0 Brighton

Huddersfield 0 – 0 Swansea

Newcastle 3 – 0 Southampton

West Brom 1 – 4 Leicester

West Ham 0 – 3 Burnley

Chelsea 2 – 1 Crystal Palace

Arsenal 3 – 0 Watford

Bournemouth 1 – 4 Tottenham

Stoke 0 – 2 Manchester City

Premier League Matchday 30 Analysis

Newcastle surprisingly took home this weeks prize for having the fullest stadium, and fans were rewarded with a vital 3-0 victory against a fellow strugglers Southampton. In this victory Newcastle achieved a fantastic 99.7% capacity utilisation this week.

Completing the top 4 were Manchester United, Everton and Arsenal, who all won their respective games, with the best viewing in the heated rivalry between Manchester United and Liverpool. The top 4 this week all achieved stadium capacity utilisation of over 98.8%, with the average for home Premier League clubs being 95.6%, up from 94.6% where a low capacity utilisation figure for Tottenham pulled down last week’s numbers.

West Ham take bottom spot this week to conclude a troubling week for the club where violent scenes marred a good initial performance which consequently led to the side’s 3-0 defeat. 86.2% of the stadium was filled for the protests, one of their largest of the season.

The next lowest was West Brom with fans giving up on their team who look dead and buried after yet another defeat, achieving a capacity utilisation of 87.7%.

Manchester United lead the way in attendance this week as 74,855 fans watched the club gain the bragging rights against Liverpool in a 2-1 victory.

The Top 4 this week consists of Arsenal, West Ham and Newcastle who all achieved attendances over an impressive 52,000. The average attendance this week was a high 41,002, a large increase on last weeks 35,576 even though due to the stadium capacity of the teams playing at home this week.

Bournemouth unsurprisingly  took this week’s prize of the lowest attendance as 10,623 fans  witnessed their crucial 4-1 loss over in-form Tottenham. West Brom and Huddersfield were the only other clubs to have attendances below 25,000.

Manchester United led the way this week in matchday revenue due to their huge stadium size   taking home just over £2.9m and 3 points against bitter rivals Liverpool.

Completing the top 4 were again Arsenal, Chelsea and West Ham, all taking in excess of a huge £1.7m.

At the other end of the scale Tottenham prop up the table due to playing bournemouth away, which means a low allocation of only 1,325 tickets. Following Tottenham was Southampton away to Newcastle after they only took 1,600 seats in the defeat that ultimately cost their manager his job.

The average takings were an impressive £707k up a fair bit on last week’s £624k.

As mentioned Manchester United’s  attendance sees them lead the way this week for home revenue takings, with Arsenal a close second.

Chelsea charged the highest ticket this week at £60  for their London derby with Crystal Palace, ending in a 2-1 win for the West Londoners. Manchester United, Arsenal and West Ham all charged around £45.

Huddersfield and West Brom  charged the lowest ticket prices this week at a commendable £30 with the latter club maybe being forced to in order to fill seats due to their current plight.

The average ticket price this week for home games was around £41, very similar to last week.

Bournemouth unsurprisingly also took the least from the Premier League home games this week, taking around £290k due to having the lowest attendance by a distance due to their stadium size.

The average revenue for home games was a huge £1.3m!

Home teams had a mixed week after last week’s impressive points haul, taking 16 points from a possible 30 compared to last week’s high of 23 points.

Liverpol lead the way this week after their blockbuster game against Manchester United at Old Trafford, however this will be little consolation after the loss. Liverpool had an allocation 3,121, seeing takings of nearly £100k . Brighton, Crystal Palace and Watford all took home around £90k after being given roughly 3,000 away seats at Everton, Chelsea and Arsenal respectively.

Tottenham playing away to Bournemouth  languish at the bottom this week as mentioned earlier due to a small allocation at the Vitality Stadium.

Premier League away allocations averaged at 2,538, does from last week 2,641 pulled down by Bournemouth’s allocation.

That’s it for this week’s Premier League Matchday Money article – Let me know your thoughts on the new updated formula!

Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 29 (03 – 05 March 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology which also now incorporates season ticket sales.

Here are the Premier League results for gameweek 29:

Burnley 2 – 1 Everton

Leicester 1 – 1 Bournemouth

Southampton 0 – 0 Stoke

Tottenham 2 – 0 Huddersfield

Swansea 4 – 1 West Ham

Watford 1 – 0 West Brom

Liverpool 2 – 0 Newcastle

Brighton 2 – 1 Arsenal

Manchester City 1 – 0 Chelsea

Crystal Palace 2 – 3 Manchester United

Premier League Matchday 29 Analysis

Brighton once again take home this weeks prize for having the fullest stadium, and fans were rewarded with another huge victory, this time against a struggling Arsenal side. In this victory Brighton achieved a fantastic 99.8% capacity utilisation this week.

Completing the top 4 were some unfamiliar faces in Crystal Palace, Swansea and Manchester City, with only Crystal Palace failing to win their respective game in a heart breaking defeat to Manchester United. Swansea’s unbelievable upturn in form under Carlos Carvahal continued and has been rewarded with huge turnouts by a revitalised fanbase. The top 4 this week all achieved stadium capacity utilisation of over 98.5%, with the average for home Premier League clubs being 94.6% down from 96.9%, let down by one team in particular…

Tottenham came crashing back to the attendance ground, taking bottom spot this week, with a capacity utilisation of 75.9% with fans taking a rest for their win over Huddersfield in favour of the Champions League tie against Juventus.

The next lowest was Burnley who were bottom this week, a first win in a few games will hopefully see their recent pro turnouts reversed as they pursue the final Europa League place this season.

Despite having the lowest capacity utilsiaoon this week, Tottenham recorded the highest Premier League attendance this week with 68,311 attending their routine 2-0 win over Huddersfield. The Top 4 this week consists of Manchester city, Liverpool and Leicester who all achieved attendances of over 31,000. The average attendance this week was a lowly 35,576 even though this was a slight increase on last week’s 35,426 figure it still low due to Tottenham’s turnout and the lack of Arsenal and Manchester United home matches.

Watford  took this week’s prize of the lowest attendance as 20,022  witnessed their crucial 1-0 victory over a troubled  West Brom. Swansea and Burnley were the only other clubs to have attendances below 25,000.

Tottenham led the way this week in matchday revenue despite a poor turnout due to their huge stadium size and premium ticket pricing,  taking home just over £2.8m and 3 points against Huddersfield.

Completing the top 4 were again Liverpool, Manchester City and Southampton, all taking in excess of £880k, with the two former clearing £2m in matchday revenue.

At the other end of the scale Stoke prop up the table with despite their reasonable allocation of 2,477 seats due to pricing the tickets at only £20 seeing them bring in a measly £49k this week after their drab 0-0 stalemate with Southampton.

The average takings were a respectable £624k, down from last week’s £630k.

As mentioned Tottenham’s attendance and ticket prices sees them led the way this week for home revenue takings, with Liverpool and Manchester City a close second and third respectively.

Manchester City charged the highest ticket this week at £50  for what was expected to be a blockbuster tie against Chelsea, however this ruined by an infuriating performance by the London club who refused to attack in their 1-0 defeat to the soon to be Premier League Champions. . Liverpool were second charging tan average of £48 while Tottenham Brighton and Crystal Palace all charged around £45.

Burnley  charged the lowest ticket prices with their commendable £34 with Swansea and Watford also charging a similar amount.

The average ticket price this week for home games was around £41, slightly higher than last week.

Watford took the least from the Premier League home games this week, taking around £430k as expected after charging a low price and having the lowest attendance.

Home teams had an excellent week after last week’s poor performances, having an unbeaten weekend spoiled by Crystal Palace’s last minute loss on Monday to Manchester United, taking an impressive 23 points from 30 compared to a measly 15 last week.

Huddersfield lead the way this week after their blockbuster game against Tottenham at Wembley  due to a sizeable allocation of 3,072 fans. Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle all took home around £90k after being given roughly 3,000 away seats at Manchester City, Crystal Palace and Liverpool respectively.

Stoke playing away to Southampton languish at the bottom this week as mentioned due to charging a commendable £20 for their tickets.

Premier League away allocations averaged at 2,641, up from a low 2,463 last week due to their being a few poor allocations last week.

That’s it for this week’s Premier League Matchday Money article – Let me know your thoughts on the new updated formula!

Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 28 (24 February – 01 March 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology which also now incorporates season ticket sales.

Here are the Premier League results for gameweek 28:

Leicester 1 – 1 Stoke

Bournemouth 2 – 2 Newcastle

Brighton 4 – 1 Swansea

Burnley 1 – 1 Southampton

Liverpool 4 – 1 West Ham

West Brom 1 – 2 Huddersfield

Watford 1 – 0 Everton

Crystal Palace 0 – 1 Tottenham

Manchester United 2 – 1 Chelsea

Arsenal 0 – 3 Manchester City (Thursday 1 March)

Premier League Matchday 28 Analysis

Brighton take home this weeks prize for having the fullest stadium, with fans rewarded with a huge 4 – 1 victory over relegation rivals Swansea. 30,523 watched that victory, achieving a 99.5% capacity utilisation this week.

Completing the top 4 were Manchester United, Liverpool and Leicester, with only Leicester failing to win their respective game. The top 4 this week all achieved stadium capacity utilisation of over 98%, with the average for home Premier League clubs being 96.9%.

Arsenal recorded a % of 97.6% which is low for them and still doesn’t even represent the actual attendance as the figure is based on ticket sales.

Burnley’s poor form of late has seen them take bottom spot this week, with a capacity utilisation of 93.1% being low enough  for lowest stadium utilisation, and a drab draw at home to Southampton won’t do much to bring them back through the gates.

Manchester United had the highest Premier League attendance this week with 75,060 attending their hugely important 2 – 1 win over Top 4 rivals Chelsea. The Top 4 this week consists of Arsenal, Liverpool and Leicester who all achieved attendances of over 30,000. The average attendance this week was a lowly 35,426 down from a huge high of 45,215 last Premier League gameweek, even after taking into account Arsenal’s game, potentially due to poor weather conditions across the country that are likely to be even worse this week.

Bournemouth unsurprisingly took this week’s prize of the lowest attendance as 10,808  witnessing their comeback draw against Newcastle. Watford and Burnley were the only other clubs to have attendances below 25,000.

Manchester United and Arsenal lead the way this week for obvious reasons with their huge stadium and high prices, with the former taking home nearly £2.9m and 3 points against Chelsea, whilst Arsenal have to lick their wounds with dollar bills having taking a similar amount despite half their fans not turning up to the game due to already selling the tickets for the supposedly blockbuster affair.

Completing the top 4 were again Liverpool and Brighton, taking in excess of £770k.

At the other end of the scale Newcastle prop up the table with their allocation of 1,325 seeing them bring in a measly £40k this week after surrendering a 2-0 lead away to Bournemouth.

The average takings were a impressive £630k this week however this cannot be compared to last week after the adoption of our new formula to calculate takings.

As mentioned Manchester United attendance and ticket prices sees them led the way this week for home revenue takings, with Arsenal a close second.

Arsenal ridiculously charged the highest ticket this week at an astonishing £70 which will infuriate their fans even more than they already are. Liverpool were a distant second charging the second highest by a distance at an average of £47 while Manchester United, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth all charged around £40.

West Brom and Watford charged the lowest ticket prices with their commendable £25 and £26 tickets respectively, less than many away games this week.

The average ticket price this week for home games was around £40, skewed by Arsenal’s high prices.

Bournemouth unsurprisingly took the least amount this week due to their stadium size, taking just over £300k.

Home teams had a poor week, taking 15 points from a potential 30, with losses for troubled West Brom, Crystal Palace and Arsenal.

Chelsea lead the way this week after their blockbuster game against Manchester United  due to a sizeable allocation of 3,121 fans. West Ham and Tottenham  both took home around £90k after being given roughly 3,000 away seats at Liverpool and Crystal Palace respectively.

Manchester City also took around £90k and 3 points in their second demolition of arsenal in a week.

Newcastle playing away to Bournemouth languish at the bottom this week after only receiving 1,325 tickets, while Swansea took home about £55k after a 1,850 allocation.

Premier League away allocations averaged at 2,463 despite some lowly allocations for Newcastle and Swansea.

That’s it for this week’s Premier League Matchday Money article – Let me know your thoughts on the new updated formula!

Here is your Matchday Money article for the FA Cup Fifth Round, where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all FA Cup Fifth games with large taking for Manchester United, Wigan, Chelsea, Norwich and Rochdale.

Over £7m in revenue was taken in the FA Cup Fifth Round games from matchday gate receipts, TV money and match winning bonuses.

The revenue is calculated based on an average of the highest and lowest prices offered to club members for each match. This amount is then multiplied by the number of tickets available for sale which for the FA Cup is split evenly, with a percentage going to the FA Cup pool as detailed here.

Here are the results of the FA Cup Fifth Round: 

Leicester 1 – 0 Sheffield United

Chelsea 4 – 0 Hull

Sheffield Wednesday 0 – 0 Swansea

Brighton 3 – 1 Coventry

West Brom 1 – 2 Southampton

Huddersfield 0 – 2 Manchester United

Rochdale 2 – 2 Tottenham

Wigan 1 – 0 Manchester City

FA Cup Fifth Round Matchday Analysis

The stadium capacity utilisation varies a great deal among the clubs competing in the FA Cup. The figures are surprising with the magic of the cup surely diminishing with an average stadium capacity of 78%, being let down by low % at Sheffield Wednesday and West Brom.

Sheffield Wednesday’s game against Swansea had the lowest capacity utilisation with less than half (49%) of the stadium being full for their game, despite the homecoming of ex-manager Carlos Carvalhal. Fans may have been half expecting a drab game and were right with a bore draw the outcome.

West Brom also recorded a capacity utilisation of below 70% with only 66% of the stadium being filled for their game against Southampton that ended in defeat for the troubled baggies.

Rochdale may have been disappointed with their stadium being 85% full and would of hoped for a sell out for such a good game, however being bottom of their league may have contributed to this.

The highest attendance was seen at Chelsea as their loyal fans watched their FA Cup game against Norwich filling the stadium to 95% capacity.

FA Cup revenue was calculated by splitting net gate receipts as detailed here and adding TV revenue for applicable games and winning proceeds for those teams that progressed to the FA Cup Fifth Round.

The big winners this round were Wigan having taken nearly £600k in their hugely surprising win over rampaging Manchester City, ending their quadruple charge. The winning bonus and the fact it was televised significantly boosted their winnings. Manchester City took close to £400k but will be dejected having seen their FA Cup run end in such unexpected fashion.

Norwich received nearly £800k despite their comprehensive defeat away to Chelsea which was 95% full for their FA Cup game. The stadium size and attendance and the fact it was televised significantly boosted their winnings. Chelsea of course also did even better, taking close to £1 million this week however that will most likely mean less to them then the windfall Norwich received.

Manchester United were the only other team to take more than £500k with takings of over £600k. The average takings were £446k.

Rochdale’s last gasp equaliser against Tottenham will lead to a dream replay at Wembley that will see them boost their revenue significantly after taking over £300k from this game already, they will benefit from more televised revenue and the prospect of a large crowd at the 90,000 seater stadium.

Ironically, one of the big winners in the last round were this week’s losers as Nottingham Forest were knocked out by hull, taking the lowest amount this at around £60k. This shows how quick fortunes can turn on a bad draw and result, with the side now having to focus on achieving their objective in the Championship.

West Brom were this week’s biggest loser taking only £150k from their game in what has been a difficult week on and off the pitch, ending in an FA Cup loss to Southampton in front of a small and subdued fan base.

Replays will further increase the revenue achieved by Rochdale, Tottenham, Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea, especially for those chosen to be televised, with the winner still entitled to their £1800,000 winning bonus for the FA Cup Fifth Round.

As for the FA Cup pool, which is used to pay out FA Cup winnings, is 10% of net gate receipts and comes to around £400k, around two-thirds of the amount for the last round. For the FA Cup Fifth Round, £180,000 is paid out to each team for winning their respective ties, coming at a cost of £1.4m.

Therefore the FA is running a deficit for this round of £1 million currently, however they may be in a better position once replays are taken into account.

This money may be recouped in later rounds once attendances improves (increased winnings are counter balanced with less teams). Furthermore, this amount also doesn’t include sponsorship deals the FA have with their commercial partners.

That’s it for this week’s Matchday Money article; we will be back next week with Premier League action from Gameweek 28.

Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 27 (10 – 12 February 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology.

Here are the Premier League results for gameweek 27:

Tottenham 1 – 0 Arsenal

Everton 3 – 1 Crystal Palace

Swansea 1 – 0 Burnley

Stoke 1 – 1 Brighton

West Ham 2 – 0 Watford

Manchester City 5 – Leicester

Huddersfield 4 – 1 Bournemouth

Newcastle 1 – 0 Manchester United

Southampton 0 – 2 Liverpool

Chelsea 3 – 0 West Brom

Premier League Matchday 27 Analysis

Newcastle take home this weeks prize for having the fullest stadium, much to the delight of owner Mike Ashley as he still pursues a sale of the club. 52,309 fans were rewarded for turning up with a sensational 1 – 0 victory over Manchester United, achieving a 99.8% stadium utilisation.

Completing the top 4 were Stoke, Everton and Huddersfield, with Stoke failing to win their respective game. The top 4 this week all achieved stadium capacity utilisation of over 98%. Interestingly neither of the two big guns playing at home this week (Chelsea and Manchester City) made this week’s top 4.

West Ham take the unenviable award for lowest stadium utilisation, being the only club to have a % below 95% at 85.2%, however despite their lower utilisation the home support was enough  to dispatch their Premier League opponent, with West Ham recording a comfortable 2 – 0 victory over Watford.

Tottenham once again broke the Premier League attendance record in their home win in the North London Derby. 83,222 fans flocked to watch the blockbuster match that may well have ended Arsenal’s top 4 ambitions. The Top 4 this week consists of West Ham, Manchester City and Newcastle who all achieved attendances of over 52,000. The average attendance this week was an impressive 45,215, up from the dismal 35,312 last week.

Swansea take this week’s prize of the lowest attendance as 20,179  happy fans witnessed their continuing resurgence with a win over Burnley as they escaped the drop zone. Stoke and Huddersfield were the only other clubs to have attendances below 30,000.

 

Tottenham lead the way this week for obvious reasons after their record breaking attendance figures, taking home over £3.2m and the 3 points against Arsenal.

Completing the top 4 were Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle, with the top 4 all winning their respective games. These clubs all took in excess of £390k.

At the other end of the scale West Brom prop up the table with their allocation of 1,512 seeing them bring in a measly £45k this week.

The average takings were £327k compared to around £220k last week due mostly to the huge takings by Tottenham this week positively skewing results.

As mentioned Tottenham’s record breaking attendance sees them led the way this week for home revenue takings due to their high ticket price and stadium capacity combined with lower season ticket sales.

Tottenham charged the highest ticket price this week by a distance at an average of £60 while Manchester City, Chelsea and Southampton all charged around £45. Huddersfield charged the lowest ticket prices with their commendable £30 tickets for home games still in effect, they were joined by Stoke and Swansea who this week also offered tickets at this price.

The average ticket price this week for home games was around £40, once again skewed by the ticket prices charged by Tottenham.

West Ham surprisingly took the least amount this week due to their high season tickets sales, something I will begin to incorporate as of next weeks Matchday Money article.

Of the home teams only Southampton fans went home empty handed after their loss to Liverpool, with home teams winning an impressive 8 of their 10 games this week.

Arsenal lead the way this week despite their lower £26 away ticket prices due to a sizeable allocation for the North London Derby. Leicester and Manchester United  both took home around £90k after being given roughly 3,000 away seats at Manchester City and Newcastle respectively. They were closely followed by Watford and Everton who received just under 2,600 seats for their matches.

West Brom and Bournemouth languish at the bottom this week after electing to take a small allocation for their games against Chelsea and Huddersfield respectively leading to takings of around £45k.

That’s it for this week’s Premier League Matchday Money article – Look out for a refined Matchday Money article next week with an updated formula.

Here is your Matchday Money article for Premier League gameweek 26 (3 – 5 February 2018), where we will estimate the matchday gate receipts taken at all Premier League games this week using are exclusive methodology.

Here are the Premier League results for gameweek 26:

Burnley 1 – 1 Manchester City

Bournemouth 2 – 1 Stoke

Brighton 3 – 1 West Ham

Leicester 1 – 1 Swansea

Manchester United 2 – 0 Huddersfield

West Brom 2 – 3 Southampton

Arsenal 5 – 1 Everton

Crystal Palace 1 – 1 Newcastle

Liverpool 2 – 2 Tottenham

Watford 4 – 1 Chelsea

Premier League Matchday 26 Analysis

Brighton take home this weeks prize for having the fullest stadium as 30,589 fans were rewarded for turning up with a 3 – 1 victory over West Ham, achieving a 99.7% stadium utilisation.

Completing the top 4 were Arsenal, Manchester United and Crystal Palace, with only the latter failing to win their respective game. The top 4 this week all achieved stadium capacity utilisation of over 98%.

Bournemouth and Watford share the spoils for the lowest stadium utilisation, being the only clubs to have a % below 96% at 93.4%, however despite their lower utilisation the home support was enough for both to dispatch their Premier League opponents, with Watford 4 – 1 victory over Chelsea particularly impressive.

Manchester United regained their throne for highest attendance after Tottenham record breaking attendance last week (and the fact Tottenham were playing away). Of the rest only Liverpool and Arsenal achieved attendances of over 50,000 with Leicester a distant fourth with just over 31,000 fans watching their draw with Swansea. The average attendance this week was only 35,312, with Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham and Newcastle all playing away.

Bournemouth were unsurprisingly  bottom with 10,614 happy fans witnessing their win over Stoke in their small stadium. Burnley, Crystal Palace, Watford and West Brom also recorded attendances below 26,000.

Liverpool lead the way in Premier League matchday takings with nearly £1.2m revenue from their controversial 2 – 2 draw with Tottenham in an epic Top 4 clash. Manchester United and Arsenal followed with takings of over £600k, with West Brom a distant fourth with around £250k in revenue.

Liverpool take more on matchdays due to a lower percentage of season tickets compared to Manchester United and Arsenal who both sell more season tickets, guaranteeing their revenue rather than the sometimes variable matchday sales.

The average revenue for the week was £220k, with Stoke bringing in the least money after a taking a tiny allocation for their away game at Bournemouth.

As mentioned Liverpool led the way this week for home revenue takings due to their high ticket price and stadium capacity combined with lower season ticket sales.

Liverpool and Arsenal charged the highest ticket prices this week at just under £50, while Manchester United also sold tickets for over £40. Commendably offering the lowest home ticket prices this week were West Brom at £30.

Bournemouth unsurprisingly had the lowest takings at only £73k, due to their 11,360 seater stadium and modest pricing not allowing them to greatly profit from matchday revenue.

Of the home teams only West Brom fans went home unhappy, even if the owners didn’t after nabbing fourth spot in revenue this week with around £250k in takings, the average home revenue was £365k.

Huddersfield and West Ham both took home around £90k after being given roughly 3,000 away seats at Manchester United and Brighton Respectively. They were closely followed by Everton and Tottenham who received just under 3,000 seats for their matches.

Stoke languish at the bottom of the table this week, a fate expected of any team playing Bournemouth due to the stadium size not allowing for a sizeable allocation even if it was wanted. This lead to Stoke taking around £40k, the average away revenue was £73k.

Thats it for this week’s Premier League matchday money article – any feedback would be greatly appreciated as we continue to refine the formula to get as accurate a read on matchday takings.