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Premier League Clubs Warned Over Falling Attendances

The average attendance in the Premier League has dropped, despite increased capacity at Arsenal and Manchester United, amid predictions that clubs will have to instigate ticket price cuts next season.

The average attendance at Premier League matches is now 32,775, down by 1,000 year on year. Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool continue to sell out matches, but other clubs are seeing empty seats as ticket prices continue to rise, while the game gets more and more coverage on TV.

And there is a growing view, reported in the UK's Guardian newspaper, that the inflated TV rights money the league will bring in from next season - £1.7 billion in domestic TV revenues and £600million in overseas TV deals over three years – should be used to cut ticket prices.

The chairman of Bolton said the club would reduce costs for season ticket holders and predicted others would follow suit. Blackburn, Bolton, Wigan and Middlesbrough have all also reduced prices for some games this season.

Article first appeared on sportsbusiness.com