West Ham makes profit without fans
Half of Premier League clubs could have played in empty stadiums and still made a pre-tax profit in the first season of 
In 2016-17, during which clubs benefited from a record £8.3bn in global TV revenue, matchday income contributed less than 20p in every £1 earned by 18 top-flight outfits. The number of clubs that would have recorded pre-tax profits even if matchday income was taken away rose from two in 2015-16 to 10 in 2016-17.
Dr Rob Wilson, a sport finance specialist at Sheffield Hallam University, told the BBC that the previous £3.018bn broadcast deal struck in 2012 signalled a permanent change to top-flight football as a business in England.
West Ham would still have made a £14.87m profit without match going supporters being present in the London Stadium.
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