Britannia Stadium (Narrowest pitch in the League)
So as we look to the new season, Stoke have won their appeal to keep their pitch narrow after an number of clubs complained to the league about this but what are the differences between everyones pitches? Here is a table to show this…
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1. Manchester City, City of Manchester Stadium, 116 x 77 Yards, 8932 |
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2. Manchester United, Old Trafford, 116 x 76 yards, 8816 |
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3. Blackburn Rovers, Ewood Park, 115 x 76 yards, 8740 |
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4. Everton, Goodison Park, 112 x 78 yards, 8736 |
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5. Wolves, Molineux, 115 x 75 yards, 8625 |
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6. Aston Villa, Villa Park, 114 x 75 yards, 8550 |
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7. Hull City, K C Stadium, 115 x 74 yards, 8510 |
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8. Arsenal, Emirates Stadium, 114 x 74 yards, 8436 |
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9. Sunderland, Stadium of Light, 114 x 74 yards, 8436 |
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10. Wigan Athletic, JJB Stadium, 114 x 74 yards, 8436 |
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11. Portsmouth, Fratton Park, 115 x 73 yards, 8395 |
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12. Chelsea, Stamford Bridge, 110 x 75 yards, 8250 |
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13. Fulham, Craven Cottage, 110 x 75 yards, 8250 |
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14. Liverpool, Anfield, 110 x 75 yards, 8250 |
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15. Birmingham City, St. Andrews, 110 x 74 yards, 8140 |
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16. Tottenham Hotspur, White Hart Lane, 110 x 73 yards, 8030 |
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17. Bolton Wanderers, Reebok Stadium, 110 x 72 yards, 7920 |
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18. Burnley, Turf Moor, 112 x 70 yards, 7840 |
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19. West Ham United, Boleyn Ground, 110 x 70 yards, 7700 |
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20. Stoke, Britannia Stadium, 110×70 yards, 7700 |
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So what does this tell us? Well, to start with City have the biggest pitch aswell as the biggest bank balance, lets see if they can use it to their advantage this year? United have a large pitch as you would expect but Hardworking Blackburn are abit of a suprise in 3rd, dont be suprised if Big Sam gets that changed for the new season. Everton still have the widest pitch and Chelsea and Liverpool are still further down the table, most likely because they dont have to much room the play with. New boys Burnley will prob look to follow Stokes success from last year by making the most of a very narrow pitch. It will be interesting to see if there any effect on new boys Wolves this season as they boast one of the larger pitches in the league. Both Fulham and Portsmouth have larger pitches than Liverpool, i bet you wouldnt have thought that from watching the games on TV!!
