With the Premier League returning this Friday, old debates will re-ignite over which clubs have the loudest atmosphere, the best half-time food, or even the fanciest stadium.
To help put an end to these discussions for this season, BetVictor has tried to work out the best and worst stadiums in English football’s top tier when it comes to fan experience.
BetVictor’s Football Fan Experience ranks the best and worst football stadiums for fan experience in the Premier League based on eight weighted criteria – and the study has officially concluded that Nottingham Forest’s City Ground provides the best fan experience in the Premier League.
KEY INSIGHTS
- Forest’s City Ground ranked the best stadium for fan experience
- Palace’s Selhurst Park rated the worst stadium for fan experience
- Manchester United are the second best for fan experience, ahead of Manchester City in fourth
- Tottenham offer the best fan experience in London
RANKING: THE BEST AND WORST STADIUMS FOR FOOTBALL FAN EXPERIENCE
| Rank | Stadium Name | Team Name | Total Score (100) |
| 1 | City Ground | Nottingham Forest | 77.92 |
| 2 | Old Trafford | Manchester United | 76.44 |
| 3 | Amex Stadium | Brighton | 75.34 |
| 4 | Etihad Stadium | Manchester City | 73.36 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Tottenham | 73.31 |
| 6 | Villa Park | Aston Villa | 73.06 |
| 7 | King Power Stadium | Leicester City | 70.53 |
| 8 | Emirates Stadium | Arsenal | 70.18 |
| 9 | St Mary’s | Southampton | 70.09 |
| 10 | Molineux | Wolves | 69.68 |
| 11 | St James’ Park | Newcastle | 69.55 |
| 12 | Anfield | Liverpool | 69.3 |
| 13 | Craven Cottage | Fulham | 68.09 |
| 14 | Stamford Bridge | Chelsea | 67.36 |
| 15 | Gtech Community Stadium | Brentford | 67.32 |
| 16 | Elland Road | Leeds | 66.64 |
| 17 | Vitality Stadium | Bournemouth | 64.91 |
| 18 | London Stadium | West Ham | 62.86 |
| 19 | Goodison Park | Everton | 58.19 |
| 20 | Selhurst Park | Crystal Palace | 56.11 |
The full table and results for PL + EFL clubs can be requested or found over on BetVictor
NEWLY PROMOTED FOREST TOP THE RANKINGS
Nottingham Forest might be taking part in their first Premier League season in 23 years, but the Reds can boast the best stadium in the league for fan experience with the City Ground scoring 77.92 in BetVictor’s fan experience index. Forest’s remarkable achievement puts them ahead of the so-called “Theatre of Dreams”, with Old Trafford coming in second place, ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion in third.
PALACE, EVERTON AND WEST HAM IN BOTTOM THREE
On the other end of the spectrum, Crystal Palace’ Selhurst Park is the worst in the league for fan experience. The South London club receives one of the lowest infrastructure ratings as well as location rating, giving the Eagles a meagre score of 56.11 which outdoes Everton (19th) and West Ham’s (18th) performance in the study.
SPURS LEAD LONDON STADIA
Interestingly, Tottenham Hotspur’s billion-dollar stadium helps it rank as the best venue for fan experience in London and the state-of-the-art arena also receives the highest infrastructure rating of any club in the study. However, Tottenham still only come in fifth position overall with Manchester City pipping them to fourth spot.
You can find the full study with the full results and methodology over at BetVictor.
