Liverpool and Everton have be named amongst the cheapest clubs to watch in the Premier League with most clubs charging an average of over £50, a survey by the Liberal Democrats has revealed.
Only four clubs in the English top flight can boast lower prices than the Blues with the average price for a Premier League game being £52.25 with the highest priced club being Arsenal with tickets available between £62 and a whopping £92.
Tickets for a game at Goodison Park priced between £29 and £35 for adults with junior places available for as little as £14 whilst combined adult and child tickets cost £35.
Prices at Anfield are also deemed respectable with games priced between £36 and £38. Only Wigan, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley and Sunderland rank higher than the Merseyside clubs for affordability.
Also compared in the survey were the price of football kits, pies and pints served inside the ground where both the Reds and the Blues came unstuck at £3.20 compare to the national average outside stadiums.
The most expensive pint at a Premier League ground costs £3.80 at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge with the second-highest found across London at Upton Park, West Ham United's ground.
Everton's head of PR Ian Ross emphasised that the business ethic behind the club's affordable prices was to ensure that going to games is not an expensive commodity.
He said: “We are acutely aware that watching football can be a very expensive pastime and that our fans are suffering from the recession.
"That is why – and this applies to both city clubs – we have bent over backwards to keep down the price of tickets.
“We have actually cut season ticket prices for those who applied early.
“We don’t want football to become a luxury item unaffordable by the traditional spectator family.”
“It is a balancing act. We also need to maintain a revenue stream to compete and to maintain a top squad.”
Don Foster, Liberal Democrat Shadow Sports Secretary, added: "The cost of going to a premier match varies wildly between clubs.
“These figures show that Premier League bosses are a long way from ending their love affair with money.
“Not only do fans have to pay sky-high ticket prices, but they pay way over the odds to enjoy a pint.
“They must not continue to take advantage of the goodwill of their dedicated followers particularly in this time of economic recession.”
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