EveryFan research discovers the nation’s favourite match day meal
- 20% of Premier League fans opt for chippy on a match day
- West Ham fans consume most of London clubs with 15,000 portions per home game
- Chelsea second with just 9,000 portions
- Lager favourite match day tipple for 21% of fans
EveryFan has found that the nation’s favourite match day meal is fish and chips, with 1 in 5 Premier League fans tucking into chippy on their way to the match.
The trailblazing social betting app, launched for the 2016/17 season, commissioned pollsters Opinium to survey fans of every Premier League club, and discovered that fish and chips (20% of respondents) topped the match day meal charts, closely followed by meat pie (16%), cheeseburger (11%), hamburger (9%) and sandwiches (8%).
With over 360,000[1] fans expected to be packed into Premier League stadiums for this weekend’s, that’s a staggering 72,205 portions of cod, haddock, plaice or pollock to be put away before kick-off.
EveryFan – Top Five Match Day Meals
| Meal | Percentage of Fans |
| Fish and chips | 20% |
| Meat pie | 16% |
| Cheeseburger | 11% |
| Hamburger | 9% |
| Sandwiches | 8% |
Of the London clubs, almost a third (27%) of West Ham United fans enjoy a chippy on match day, meaning that the Hammers top the capitals’ fans eating 15,390 portions ahead of kick-off. It’s almost double that of Chelsea and Arsenal fans, who are closer to 8,000 portions of fish and chips.
EveryFan – Biggest fish and chip eaters in the league
| Team | Estimated fish and chip portions per home game³ |
| West Ham United | 15,390 (27%) |
| Chelsea | 8,883 (23%) |
| Arsenal | 8,040 (14%) |
| Tottenham | 6,655 (20%) |
| Watford | 3,754 (21%) |
| Crystal Palace | 3,729 (16%) |
EveryFan – Biggest fish and chip eaters in the league
| Team | Estimated fish and chip portions per home game³ |
| Man United | 16,813 |
| West Ham United | 15,390 |
| Liverpool | 12,418 |
| Manchester City | 10,940 |
| Sunderland | 9,660 |
Manchester United fans are the biggest fish and chip eaters in the league, with an estimated 16,813 portions sold every home game. Following up are West Ham (15,390), Liverpool (12,418), Manchester City (10,940) and Sunderland (9,660).
Lager topped the tipple charts, with 21% of fans opting for the hoppy booze as their favourite. Non-alcoholic drinks also featured strongly in the top five, with soft drinks (15%), coffee (14%), tea (13%) coming ahead of ale (10%).
EveryFan – Top Five Match Day Drinks
| Drink | Percentage of Fans |
| Lager | 21% |
| Soft Drinks | 15% |
| Coffee | 14% |
| Tea | 13% |
| Ale | 10% |
Fans from just six clubs didn’t cite lager as their premier thirst-quencher. Bournemouth (25%), Southampton (21%) and Hull fans (19%) sip coffee, Leicester (22%) and Manchester City (20%) followers sup tea and Sunderland enthusiasts go for ale (17%).
Leon Walters, CEO of EveryFan, said: “Our EveryFan research shows that the British fishing industry can rest easy, because every weekend there’s an army of football fans with their vinegar at the ready for a pre-match chippy. The breweries will be pleased too with more than 1 in 5 fans washing it down with lager. Who’d have thought that coffee would come second, though?
“Football is the ultimate social event, and EveryFan is uncovering exactly what makes the fans tick when it comes to the national sport. We can’t wait for the season to get started and share in the excitement of every kick, tackle and goal with our players.”
Thanks to EveryFan for the info
