Which Premier League fans are the biggest drinkers?

Bees on top of the EPL table when it comes to drinking

Brentford are known as the Bees – but a large number of their fans clearly get a buzz from several pints when their heroes are in action. The same can be said for Arsenal and Norwich City supporters who are joint second in this table.

In contrast, Manchester United and Newcastle United have two of the soberest fanbases, along with Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United. The least likely to binge drink table shows the percentage of fans who don’t drink at all on game day.

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Even larger proportions of the fans surveyed admitted to taking illicit drugs to enhance their match-going experience. Brentford topped the poll again, and Arsenal were in the top five here, too.

In contrast, only a tiny fraction of Leeds fans indulge, while supporters of Wolves are also highly restrained.

According to Statista, the average price of an EPL pint is £4.28 – though many fans will do their drinking away from the ground. If you drink five pints on every game day, over a 38-game season you could spend about £800 on beer alone.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that increasing numbers of supporters supplement their game-day experience with drugs, especially cocaine. English police chiefs have called for action to crack down on drug use around games.