Premier League match tickets: how to buy them and what they cost

Premier League match tickets are sold by the home club, not by the league. At most of the 20 clubs you first pay to join as a member, then buy a seat or enter a draw for your game. Adult seats for late-November games start from £28 at Ipswich and £55 at Manchester United.

Already know your game? The Premier League tickets page lists every fixture with the state of its sale.

Who sells Premier League match tickets?

Premier League match tickets are sold by the club playing at home, so the seller changes with every game. The league itself sells no seats. Its tickets page links straight to the clubs, and its advice is to buy from a club’s website, its ticket office or its phone line.

The English Premier League is the top division of English football. It has 20 clubs, and each one plays 19 league games at home in a season. Every club sets its own sale dates, prices and rules for those games, so what works at one ground may not work at the next. The Premier League Handbook for 2026/27 asks only that clubs keep at least 5% of tickets for people without a season ticket.

Take Newcastle v Arsenal on Saturday 21 November at 5.30pm. Newcastle United sells that game, because it is played at St James’ Park, Newcastle’s home ground. Arsenal fans get their seats through Arsenal, in the section kept for visiting supporters.

What do membership, ballot and general sale mean?

Membership, ballot and general sale are the three main ways Premier League clubs share out seats. A few other words come up again and again, so each one is explained below with a real 2026/27 example.

How do you buy tickets for a Premier League match?

You buy tickets for a Premier League match by finding the home club’s sale dates, joining its scheme in time, then buying or entering on the day. Follow these steps in order:

1. Find the home club’s page for your game. It gives the sale dates, who can buy and the price category. Tottenham Hotspur published all seven of its sale windows in July, so fans knew in summer that the Ipswich game would open on 14 September.
2. Check whether the public ever gets a turn. Some clubs never hold a general sale for league games. Others hold one only if members leave seats.
3. Join before the sale opens, not during it. Brentford memberships go live at 11am on the next working day. For Leeds at home, Chelsea shut out anyone who joined on or after Friday 9 October.
4. Check your loyalty points. Big games are shared out by past attendance. Chelsea’s window for Liverpool needed 11 or more points. Brentford sold Arsenal to My Bees members with 300 or more TAPs, its loyalty points, before those with 100 or more. A new member has none, so aim for a smaller game first.
5. Buy or enter on the day. In a ballot, speed does not matter: Chelsea and Arsenal both say entering early does not change your chances. In a first-come sale it matters a lot, so be logged in when it opens. Tottenham opens at 10am, on the Monday for One Hotspur+ members and the Tuesday for One Hotspur members.
6. Missed out? Watch the club’s exchange. Clubs often give people who lost a ballot the first chance. The Arsenal Ticket Exchange guide shows how one works.

What does a real Premier League ticket sale look like?

A real Premier League ticket sale runs in stages, and Newcastle v Arsenal shows the usual order. This is how Newcastle United sold that game:

Anyone who joined after the ballot closed had already missed the first stage.

Can you buy Premier League tickets without a membership?

You can buy Premier League tickets without a membership only at some clubs and for some games. Arsenal and Manchester United hold no general sale for league games, while clubs such as Aston Villa open one if members leave seats.

Treat a general sale as a hope, not a plan. Aston Villa expects Sunderland to sell out to members, as the Aston Villa membership guide explains.

How do you buy Manchester United tickets without being a member?

You cannot buy Manchester United league tickets without being a member, because they are sold only to members, one ticket each. The plans that can buy are Premium at £70 a season, Official at £37.50 and Under 16 at £20.

There are two ways round this. A Forwarding Membership, at £30 a season, cannot buy or apply for tickets, but it lets a season ticket holder send you their seat. Hospitality is sold separately and needs no membership.

Is a Premier League membership worth it for one game?

A Premier League membership is worth it if you will try for several games at one club. It is not worth it for one big game, because it only gives you the right to try. The Arsenal membership guide shows how that plays out at a club where every home game goes to a ballot.

How much are Premier League match tickets?

As of 31 October 2026, adult Premier League match tickets for late-November games start from £28 at Ipswich and from £55 at Manchester United. There is no official average price, because every club sets its own prices.

These are starting prices for one adult. Better seats cost more.

What makes one Premier League game dearer than another?

The opponent is the main reason one Premier League game costs more than another, and your seat comes next. Clubs put each home game in a category, and the biggest visitors go in the top band.

Tottenham’s Category A visitors are Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. Those are also the games most likely to sell out to members, so a lower category is the easier first visit.

What do children and older fans pay?

Children and older fans pay less because Premier League rules make every club offer concessions, lower prices for seniors, juniors and young adults. Each club sets its own age groups. For Sunderland at Villa Park, adults start from £49.50, over-66s from £33 and under-14s from £14.50. For Chelsea at the City Ground, adults start from £50 and children from £18.

What does membership add to the total?

Membership adds a yearly fee on top of your ticket, and the fee never includes a seat. These are adult fees for 2026/27:

A first visit to Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, shows how the costs build up. These are the published figures, one by one:

• Official Membership: £37.50 a season
• Adult ticket for Brentford, a Category B game: from £55
• Taxi from Manchester Piccadilly station, about 15 minutes: an average of £10
• Programme, if you want one: £4
• Bag drop, if your bag is too big to take in: £5

When do Premier League tickets go on sale?

Premier League tickets go on sale on dates set by each home club, so there is no single national sale day. Some clubs publish the whole season in advance, and others announce each game a few weeks before.

• Tottenham Hotspur published seven sale windows for the whole season in July.
• Aston Villa opened its members’ sale for Sunderland on Monday 26 October, for a game on Saturday 21 November.
• Leeds United usually starts members-only sales three to four weeks before a game.

So look up the sale dates as soon as you pick a game, not in the week of the match.

How do you get Premier League away tickets?

Premier League away tickets are sold by the visiting club to its own fans, and they are capped at £30. The home club does not sell them, so start with the team you support.

League rules make the home club offer the visitors 3,000 tickets, or 10% of its capacity if the ground holds fewer than 30,000.

On 19 March 2026 the clubs agreed to keep the £30 cap for two more seasons. According to the Premier League, attendance at away games has risen from 82 per cent to 91 per cent since the cap began in 2016.

Visiting clubs usually share these seats by loyalty points. Brentford’s sale for Manchester United away, on Saturday 28 November, shows the pattern:

1. Season ticket and premium seat holders with 1,500 or more TAPs, on Tuesday 20 October.
2. All season ticket and premium seat holders, the next day.
3. Members with 10 or more TAPs, on Thursday 22 October.

The Brentford membership guide explains how fans reach the big games.

Can you get Premier League hospitality or VIP tickets?

Yes: Premier League hospitality, a ticket with food and drink, is sold by each club and is the best way to get VIP tickets for Premier League matches. At clubs such as Manchester United it needs no membership.

• Manchester City v Fulham: bars from £130, and hospitality from £240.
• Liverpool v Manchester United: a Hilton Hotel package from £599, ticket included. The other packages had sold out by 31 October 2026.

Best for: a birthday, a guest or a sold-out game at a club you do not belong to. Not worth it if normal seats are still on sale and you only want to watch the football.

Which Premier League ticket route suits you?

The right Premier League ticket route depends on who is going and how often you will use it.

• First-timers: pick a lower-category game at a club with a members’ sale open. Tottenham v Ipswich is Category C, from £38.
• Bringing children? League rules make every club keep an area for families and junior supporters. Check the age rules too: Chelsea says under-16s must sit next to someone aged 18 or over. Arsenal says children aged 13 and under must sit within reach of an adult. Manchester United’s Under 16 membership costs £20.
• Groups: check the limit per person. For these November games, Manchester City and Tottenham allow up to four tickets and Brentford two. Manchester United allows one per member, so each friend needs a membership.
• Disabled fans: every club must publish a disability access statement and employ a Disability Access Officer, so contact that person before the sale. Arsenal says Disability Access members get a 50% discount and a free Personal Assistant, a helper who comes with you, subject to eligibility.
• Travelling from elsewhere in the UK? Check the kick-off before you book trains. Brentford v Everton starts at 8pm on a Monday, which may leave you short of a train home.
• Coming from abroad? Some clubs have plans for overseas fans, such as International Reds at Nottingham Forest and Bees Overseas at Brentford. Forest reports 99% of International Reds members getting tickets for its home games. Otherwise, hospitality is the simplest route.

What mistakes should you avoid when buying Premier League tickets?

The biggest mistakes when buying Premier League tickets are joining too late, treating a membership as a ticket and looking on the wrong site. All of them are easy to avoid:

• Joining on sale day. A new membership can take time to go live, and some clubs set a cut-off date. Join well before the window opens.
• Thinking a membership is a ticket. The fee buys the right to try. You still pay for the seat.
• Looking on the wrong site. The league sells no tickets, and a home club does not sell away seats.
• Rushing a ballot. Entering early does not help at Chelsea or Arsenal. Arsenal charges winners automatically, so check your card details instead.
• Taking a screenshot of your ticket. Manchester City says screenshots will not work at the turnstiles, the entry gates.

What happens on matchday at a Premier League ground?

On matchday at a Premier League ground, your ticket is usually on your phone, and you use it to pass through the turnstile. All kick-off times are in UK time.

• Arrive early. Arsenal strongly recommends arriving at least 90 minutes before kick-off. Chelsea’s turnstiles usually open two hours before weekend games and 90 minutes before evening games.
• Travel light. Manchester United allows no bag bigger than 20cm x 15cm x 5cm. Anfield’s limit is A5, as the Anfield seating plan guide explains.
• Leave the car at home. Parking near grounds is often limited, so check the club’s travel page and plan a train, tram or bus.
• If a game is abandoned. Premier League rules give you half-price entry to the rearranged game if it stops after kick-off, or free entry if it stops before.

What to do now (as of 31 October 2026)

As of 31 October 2026, members can buy for eight of these 14 Premier League games. Three are sold out at the club, and three are not on sale yet. The next date for non-members is 9.30am on Monday 9 November, when Aston Villa v Sunderland goes on general sale if seats remain.

Do this first: pick your game, check its line above, then join that club before its next sale. For a first visit, a Category C game or a game with a general sale is the simplest start.

Has the club run out of seats for your game? The Premier League tickets page shows resale listings with live prices beside each fixture.