How do Newcastle United's crowds at St. James' Park compare to the rest of the Premier League?
Newcastle United are enduring one of their worst runs in recent years, and St. James’ Park appears to be offering no solace.
The Magpies lost 3-2 at home to Brentford on Saturday to make it four defeats and no wins in their last five across all competitions, and three straight losses in the Premier League, two of which came on their own patch.
In fact, Eddie Howe’s men have failed to win six of their 13 league matches at St. James’ Park so far this season, which has no doubt contributed to their slump to 12th, 11 points adrift of the top four.
However, that hasn’t stopped the Newcastle fans from turning up en masse every single matchday. But how do their crowds compare to the rest of the Premier League?
Newcastle United’s average attendance compared to Premier League rivals
Manchester United - 73,960
West Ham United - 62,454
Tottenham Hotspur - 61,007
Liverpool - 60,376
Arsenal - 60,205
Manchester City - 52,342
Everton - 52,131
Newcastle United - 52,055
Sunderland - 46,247
Aston Villa - 41,891
Chelsea - 39,623
Leeds United - 36,714
Brighton - 31,331
Nottingham Forest - 30,494
Wolves - 29,797
Fulham - 27,089
Crystal Palace - 25,028
Burnley - 21,129
Brentford - 17,088
Bournemouth - 11,159
Newcastle’s average attendance remains high at 52,055, according to FBref. However, a dip of over 100 has allowed Everton to leapfrog them into seventh place, with 52,131 per week cramming into their brand-new Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Just below Newcastle are arch-rivals Sunderland on 46,247, closely followed by the likes of Aston Villa, Chelsea and Leeds United.
Unsurprisingly, Manchester United top the attendance charts, with Old Trafford drawing an average crowd of 73,960 - more than 11,000 ahead of second-place West Ham United, who pull 62,454 fans at their unpopular but huge London Stadium. United are only behind German titans Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund throughout the whole of Europe’s top five leagues when it comes to attendances.
What next for Newcastle United?
Newcastle cannot afford to sulk too long after their loss to Brentford, with a gruelling run of four straight away games to come.
First up it’s Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, before taking on Aston Villa in a challenging FA Cup fourth round tie. Then, the Magpies must make the long trip to Azerbaijan to take on Qarabag, before returning to the Etihad Stadium for the second time this month to take on Manchester City, this time in league play.
Newcastle’s next home game comes on the final day of February as David Moyes’ Everton come to St. James’ Park, boasting the Premier League’s fourth-best away record at the time of writing.
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