Home advantage is on the wane in the Premier League
Sky Sports · 2026-03-02 · archive
Turning your ground into a fortress has long been considered crucial but is playing at home really the advantage it once was? In the last two weeks in the Premier League, only four out of 21 games have been won by the home side, a proportion of just 19 per cent. Manchester City, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa are the only teams to have won in front of their own fans in that period. The list of teams struggling at home this season includes Spurs, who were beaten 4-1 by Arsenal on Sunday and have only won twice at home...
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West Ham United operate in a Premier League environment where the historic significance of home advantage is increasingly under scrutiny. Recent data indicates a sharp downturn in successes for hosting clubs, with a mere nineteen percent of matches resulting in home wins over a recent two-week period. During this spell, only four out of twenty-one fixtures saw the home side take maximum points, with only Manchester City, Crystal Palace, and Aston Villa winning. This shift is further highlighted by Tottenham Hotspur’s recent struggles, which include a heavy home loss against Arsenal. It suggests that establishing a fortress has become more difficult as teams face challenges in familiar surroundings.
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