Report: The Price of the Premier League Away Day 2022/23

The Premier League’s return is not just an occasion for star-gazing with mouths agape as the best managers and the best players on the planet compete in the best domestic football competition on the planet. For the devotee, it is a chance to rejoin the congregation, see old-time mates and acquaintances, some you’ve only ever known from their sitting on Row 23, Seat 72 to your Row 23, Seat 73. And away from your own respective cathedral, there’s the march. Heading on the road with a squadron of fiercely devoted fans of your football club, arranging to meet at the station in anticipation of sometimes glory, sometimes disappointment, sometimes surprise. Nineteen other English bastilles to storm.

Across the first two weekends of August, there is the prospect of pilgrimage for football fans of every Premier League club. The initial Game One and Game Two fixtures read:

August 5th - August 7th

Crystal Palace v Arsenal

Fulham v Liverpool

Bournemouth v Aston Villa

Leeds v Wolves

Newcastle v Nott'm Forest

Spurs v Southampton

Everton v Chelsea

Leicester v Brentford

Man Utd v Brighton

West Ham v Man City

August 13th - August 15th

Aston Villa v Everton

Arsenal v Leicester

Brighton v Newcastle

Man City v Bournemouth

Southampton v Leeds

Wolves v Fulham

Brentford v Man Utd

Nott'm Forest v West Ham

Chelsea v Spurs

Liverpool v Crystal Palace

While away tickets remain capped at £30, for a few too many fans, their first away day is set to be disrupted by the ongoing series of train strikes in a dispute over pay due to the rising cost of living. 

BettingOdds.com has taken the opportunity to look at how much the ordinary man and woman on the street will be expected to pay to follow their football team on the road at the start of the 2022/23, and then ranked them in order of expense. Coming out top is Bournemouth’s trip to Manchester City on Saturday 13th August at 15:00. It will cost fans of the newly promoted Cherries an estimated £185.80 to watch their team probably get pummeled by the English champions. Coming up in second is Leeds’ march down south to Southampton, at a total cost of £182.70.

We’ve taken into account the following criteria:

• Distance (km/miles)
• Cost of an open return train ticket
• Additional city centre bus/tram travel
• Cost of a Pie in the stadium
• Cost of a Pint in the stadium
• £30 set-price matchday ticket

1. Bournemouth @ Man City Total Cost: £185.80

2. Leeds @ Southampton Total Cost: £182.70

3. Brighton @ Man Utd Total Cost: £167.20

4. Aston Villa @ Bournemouth Total Cost: £151.50

5. Man City @ West Ham Total Cost: £141.80

6. Liverpool @ Fulham Total Cost: £141.20

7. Chelsea @ Everton Total Cost: £140.40

8. Nott'm Forest @ Newcastle Total Cost: £136.30

9.  Man Utd @ Brentford Total Cost: £117.50

10. Fulham @ Wolves Total Cost: £117.30

11. Brentford @ Leicester Total Cost: £115.55

12. Leicester @ Arsenal Total Cost: £113.00

13. West Ham @ Nott'm Forest Total Cost: £108.40

14. Crystal Palace @ Liverpool Total Cost: £107.30

15. Wolves @ Leeds Total Cost: £102.70

16. Southampton @ Spurs Total Cost: £92.20

17. Everton @ Aston Villa Total Cost: £82.70

18. Newcastle @ Brighton Total Cost: £80.35

19. Arsenal @ Crystal Palace Total Cost: £43.40

20. Spurs @ Chelsea Total Cost: £42.70

We’ve provided the full breakdown for you below. The boxes in red indicate where train travel isn’t possible. An Open Return on the National Express has been used instead.