Match week 28: Premier League grounds packed as race for Europe tightens

Match week 28: Premier League grounds packed as race for Europe tightens

March 14 – Match week 28 noticed Premier League crowds end up in drive, with a record-matching 5 golf equipment hitting 99%+ capability — a complete rating of 98.627% comfortably surpassing the season-high league common of 97.9%. Whereas Liverpool stay 15 factors clear on the prime desk, successfully ending any title drama, the struggle for European spots and survival is maintaining the stands packed.

Main the 99% membership this week had been West Ham (99.94%), Brentford (99.54%), Brighton (99.08%), Nottingham Forest (99.33%) and Manchester United (99.33%). The latter recorded their highest attendance of the season as almost 74,000 followers stuffed Outdated Trafford for his or her 1-1 draw with Arsenal, watching Bruno Fernandes’ beautiful free-kick earlier than Declan Rice’s equally sensible equaliser.

In East London, 62,463 followers piled in to the London Stadium on Monday night time for West Ham’s 0-1 loss to Newcastle, leaving simply 37 seats chilly.

Not all golf equipment loved such robust backing. Wolves posted the bottom capability share of the spherical, single-handedly stopping an general 99% common. In the meantime, Tottenham’s crowd for his or her recreation in opposition to Bournemouth was underwhelming, seemingly a mirrored image of rising fan frustration in a season that has did not encourage.

That being mentioned, the general common of 98.627% is a big improve on figures for the reason that new 12 months, even coming near eclipsing the opening day of the season (98.8%).

Subsequent week will see solely 9 matches, with Newcastle United and Liverpool destined for Wembley of their Carabao Cup last conflict.

With simply ten video games to go, the title could also be all however wrapped up, however the packed stadiums show that the battle for European locations, survival, and delight is way from over.

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