West Ham tops best match day experience table
The bold claim about the London Stadium was judged on nine factors which were, average match day attendance, modern stadium, stadium capacity, google review rating, team quality, quality of bars and pubs nearby, distance to the closest major train station, cheapest adult ticket and number of pubs and bars nearby.
The Premier Inn collected data to measure nine aspects of the matchday experience for every club playing in the four major English leagues. They said “We used fans’ polled opinions to determine the importance of each factor, ensuring our ranking system reflected the average fan’s ideal experience. Buoyed by their move to the 60,000-capacity London Stadium, the best-rated team for matchday experience was West Ham United. The Hammers ranked strongly for stadium modernity (second of all 91 clubs), attendance records (third), and stadium capacity (fourth). Completing the top five Premier League matchday experiences were Arsenal, Leicester City, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.”
A closer look at the sample polled revealed that the number of supporters polled was just 150 people which is where it quickly loses any real credibility.
The full survey can be found at https://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/short-breaks/the-best-matchday-experience.html