2025-26 Premier League: Matchday 18 attendance (43,833 spectators on average per game)

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Manchester United FC - Newcastle United FC (1-0) at Old Trafford on Boxing Day - ©  MUFC

Matchday 18 of the 2025-26 Premier League season drew an average of 43,833 spectators per game, from Friday 26 to Sunday 28/12/2025. The average stadium fill rate was 98.8%.

Manchester United FC - Newcastle United FC (1-0), the only match scheduled on Boxing Day, was the game that posted the highest attendance with 73,996 spectators and a 98.8% fill rate at Old Trafford (74,879 capacity). Three other matches drew more than 60,000 spectators.

The English top flight has an average of 41,596 spectators per game and an average stadium fill rate of 98% after eighteen matchdays in 2025-26.

  • The 20 Premier League clubs posted an average of 40,385 spectators per match during the 2024-25 season, up 4.5% on 2023-24 (38,623 spectators).
  • The English top flight welcomed a total of 15.3 million spectators, compared with 14.52 million the previous season.

2025-26 Premier League (Matchday 18): all matches with a fill rate above 95%

2025-26 Premier League: attendance per match

Sources: Premier League

2025-26 Premier League: Matchday 19 is scheduled on 30/12/2025 and…

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