Premier League football fans face paying up to £7.99-a-pint inside stadiums this season, as clubs are accused of having “no regard” for their most loyal supporters.
Bournemouth fans face the biggest price hike as the Cherries have upped their prices by £1.50 to £7-a-pint (27%) at the Vitality Stadium. Leeds fans face a 23% increase as the club have raised lager prices to £6.75-a-pint at Elland Road this season - a £1.25 increase. And Manchester United have increased pint prices at Old Trafford by 16% to £6.60.
Average pint now £6.25
In total, 13 of the 20 Premier League clubs have upped their lager prices this season, with the average price of a pint at top flight grounds now £6.25 - a 33p rise on last season. Prices of pies are also rising by up to an inflation-busting 27% this season.
Consumer expert Scott Dixon, said: “Having a few beers and a pie with friends at a football match is pretty much part of a ritual. Add in the soaring cost of replica shirts and season tickets, and fans will rightly feel they are being ripped off.
“The cost-of-living crisis is used to justify rip-off prices everywhere and it’s wearing thin with consumers now. Clubs charge what they think they can get away across the board with no regard for loyal fans.”
Most expensive pints and pies
Chelsea fans will have to fork out the most if they want a pint during a match, with prices up £1.14 to a whopping £7.99-a-pint at Stamford Bridge. Fulham fans face the second highest price, with the prospect of paying £7.50 for a pint of lager at Craven Cottage, despite the west London club freezing prices this season.
Champions Arsenal, who will kick-off the 26/27 season in the curtain-raising opener against Coventry tonight, are third in the lager league. The Gunners are the only club to drop prices, taking 20p off the cost of a pint, but their beers will still cost £7. Liverpool have the cheapest lager in the league, with fans at Anfield able to buy a pint for £4.80.
Meanwhile, sixteen clubs have increased pie prices, while the average cost now £5.84 - a 25p rise compared to last season. The largest pie increases are found at Crystal Palace, where prices have shot up 27% on last season. Fans will have to fork out £6.50 for a pie at home games - compared to £5.10 last season.
Arsenal top the table for the most expensive pie. Supporters there will pay £6.95, the most expensive in the Premier League, despite dropping their prices by £1.90. Fans paid £8.85 last season, with the new prices representing a 21% cut.
Fulham have also dropped their pie prices by 50p to £6. The least expensive pie is again at Anfield, with Liverpool charging their fans £4.50.
Club responses and offers
We contacted every Premier League club to ask them for their prices this season. Some said that while their beer costs have increased, they are offering early bird discounts and bundle offers on food and drinks.
For Everton’s first three home Premier League fixtures - against Crystal Palace, Manchester United and Ipswich Town - the Toffees have a pre-game early bird price of £4.50 a pint. The club are also donating 50p from every qualifying pint sold to a flag and banner fund set up by the 1878s fan group.
Aston Villa have also increased pie prices by 40p to £6, however they say theirs are now homemade on-site and not bought in. Arsenal say their price cuts follow a change of caterer at the Emirates Stadium.
Premier League pint prices 2026-27
- Chelsea £7.99 (+£1.14p) (17%)
- Fulham £7.50 (-)
- Arsenal £7 (-20p) (3%)
- Bournemouth £7 (+£1.50) (27%)
- Leeds £6.75 (+£1.25) (23%)
- Man Utd £6.60 (+85p) (16%)
- Tottenham £6.60 (-)
- Man City £6.35 (+25p) (4%)
- Hull £6.30 (+20p) (3%)
- Nottingham Forest £6.10 (+10p) (2%)
- Brentford £6 (-)
- Crystal Palace £6 (+30p) (5%)
- Everton £5.95 (-)
- Brighton £5.90 (+20p) (4%)
- Newcastle £5.85 (+30p) (5%)
- Coventry £5.80 (+15p) (3%)
- Ipswich £5.80 (+35p) (6%)
- Aston Villa £5.75 (-)
- Sunderland £4.95 (-)
- Liverpool £4.80 (+30p) (7%)
AVERAGE £6.25 (+33p)
