Turnstiles Ticking: How Premier League Crowds Stack Up in 2025/26

The Premier League remains the game’s great weekly soap opera: big names, big moments, and, crucially, big crowds. As ticket prices climb and corporate seats multiply, it’s getting tougher for ordinary supporters to get through the gates—yet ground after ground is still rammed. best betting sites or not, it’s the punters in the stands who set the tone of a season.

Headline numbers: Arsenal are packing in an average 60,219 at the Emirates, Everton’s gleaming new home is drawing 52,035, Chelsea sit around 39,607, Aston Villa are at 41,802, Brighton at 31,337, Fulham 27,123, Crystal Palace 24,868, Burnley 21,064, Brentford 17,103, and Bournemouth 11,168—proof you don’t need a giant bowl to generate a proper atmosphere.

Here’s the club-by-club snapshot of confirmed attendances so far—and what those turnstiles are telling us.

AFC Bournemouth

Small ground, massive noise. Under Andoni Iraola the Cherries press like mad and the locals love it. The Vitality has been near capacity most weeks, averaging 11,168. Liverpool drew the biggest crowd at 11,260, while Burnley dipped to 10,762. For a side reshaped after losing key talent, staying in the European chatter with a ground this tight is some effort.

Arsenal

Top of the table and seven clear of City—no surprise the Emirates is bouncing. Average attendance sits at 60,219, with the north London derby the peak at 60,345. One Chelsea date sagged just under the 60k line at 59,452, but broadly it’s wall-to-wall. The stadium feels like a fortress again, and you can sense the belief that May might finally bring the big one back to N5.

Aston Villa

Even with form wobbling, Villa Park remains a bear pit. Average 41,802, cranking up to 43,157 for Manchester United and 42,888 for Arsenal. The Brighton fixture dipped to 39,495, but on the whole it’s a full, loud, and partisan house. Champions League talk hasn’t drifted away—and the gate tells you the fans still fancy it.

Brentford

No Thomas Frank? No problem—Keith Andrews has the Bees humming. The Gtech is a compact cauldron, averaging 17,103, peaking at 17,224 against Arsenal and thinning slightly to 16,795 when Chelsea came to town. For a club many had down for mid-table meandering, a top-seven flirt would be a colossal achievement.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Impeccably run and reliably well-backed. The Amex averages 31,337, with a season high of 31,620 against Newcastle. Bournemouth’s visit brought the low-water mark at 30,172, but the Seagulls’ support is steady as ever. Fourteenth or not, they look nailed on to be a Premier League fixture again next term.

Burnley

Turf Moor remains one of the league’s great traditional grounds and the Clarets faithful have stuck with it. Average attendance is 21,064, rising to 21,678 for Liverpool and dropping to 19,365 versus Palace. Results have been grim—12 without a win—but that late Salah penalty heartbreaker shows there’s still fight in the place.

Chelsea

Liam Rosenior’s Chelsea have blown hot and cold, but the Bridge is holding firm at an average 39,607. Arsenal pulled a season-best 39,820; Leeds saw the lowest at 39,253. Fifth place would do nicely given the churn, and the crowd reflects a fanbase that’s still very much on the ride.

Crystal Palace

Selhurst Park under the lights remains elite. Palace average 24,868, tipping over to 25,189 for Manchester United, with a valley at 23,267 when Burnley visited. It’s been bumpy—Eberechi Eze gone, Marc Guehi nearly out the door, and Oliver Glasner set to depart in the summer—but the Holmesdale roar hasn’t faded.

Everton

The Toffees are bedding into the Hill-Dickinson Stadium, and it already feels like home. Average gate 52,035, peaking at 52,514 against Brentford and 52,513 versus Arsenal; Bournemouth brought the low at 50,196. Spurs ended the early unbeaten run here with a 3-0, but David Moyes has them within touching distance of Europe—no small feat in a new house.

Fulham

Craven Cottage is creaking in places and perfect in others—a proper football ground. Marco Silva’s side draw 27,123 on average, with 27,736 for Arsenal the high and steady 27k-ish crowds most weeks. Home remains where Fulham do their best work, and the locals absolutely adore it.

The bigger picture

For all the chat about pricing and prawn sandwiches, the demand is brutal. Emirates nights are sold on belief; Everton’s shiny new home is minted already; Brentford and Bournemouth prove you don’t need scale to generate soul. If anything, 2025/26 shows the Premier League’s lifeblood remains the supporters—week in, week out, packing in and making the spectacle what it is.