In brief
The ten Premier League teams with the highest number of away fan arrests have been identified.
Despite having the most arrests overall, West Ham does not place in the top two.
Teams like Brentford and Tottenham are completely left out.
It is frequently said that the most ardent supporters of any football team are those who attend every game, whether it is played at home or away. That will always be up for argument, but there is no denying the amount of money and effort spent on in-person team support, particularly if you are among those who frequently visit opposing stadiums.
Because the Premier League is so popular, spectators will travel to some games for several hours. St. James’ Park, the northernmost stadium, and Vitality Stadium, the southernmost, are more than six hours apart, for instance. Even though only the most ardent supporters would agree to go on such a vacation, they are frequently the ones who show their emotions too much and risk getting into problems.
To determine which Premier League teams have had the highest number of arrests of their away supporters, those at TipMan Tips have aggregated data from August 2019 to May 2024.
10Wolverhampton Wanderers
50 arrests
Wolverhampton Wanderers, who have made 50 arrests overall and have averaged 10 each year over that time, are at the top of the list. Although the arrests have not been explained, they are indicative of the Black Country team’s ups and downs during their 2018–19 season return to the top division.
Although it is a solid number and a harbinger of things to come for the rest of the list, one can only expect that this number will have climbed given that Wanderers were in danger of relegation for significant portions of this season during Gary O’Neil’s tenure.
9Arsenal
53 arrests
The Gunners may have grown accustomed to finishing second on another scoreboard in previous years, but with 53 arrests, they fall to ninth place, which is undoubtedly for the better. Even while their supporters may have been mocked for their lackluster performance before their Champions League matchup with Paris Saint-Germain, the numbers show that their away crowd is fierce, albeit occasionally excessive.
It would be fascinating to see if this figure rises at any, especially since Arsenal will be traveling to Paris for the crucial second leg against PSG next week.
8Leicester City
58 arrests
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