75 per cent of football fans have enjoyed watching the Premier League less in lockdown as survey reveals most have missed key events after being distracted by their phone – and Everton are the club whose fans have been most affected by shutdown
- 75 per cent of fans have enjoyed watching football less from their own home
- A survey revealed fans believe there are too many distractions in their houses
- Everton fans have been most affected by football moving behind closed doors
75 per cent of football fans have enjoyed watching the Premier League less from their own home, a recent survey has revealed.
Football fans have admitted that there are too many distractions in their own home, such as their mobile phone, which have led them to miss key events during a match, a survey from eToro’s ‘Two Things at Once’ campaign explained.
Further research discovered that Everton fans have been the most affected by football moving behind closed doors since March, when the UK went into a national lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
75 per cent of football fans have enjoyed watching the Premier League less from home
Everton fans have been the most affected by football moving behind closed doors since March
West Brom, Leicester, Liverpool and Leeds supporters have also been heavily affected by the shutdown – with only several clubs able to open their doors to a small number of fans this week.
Arsenal welcomed back 2,000 fans on Thursday night for their Europa League clash with Rapid Vienna while several other topflight sides prepare to welcome back the same number of spectators back this weekend.
Brighton, Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham and West Ham will welcome back up to 2,000 fans as the Premier League takes its first step towards normality in the fight against covid-19.
Arsenal were finally able to welcome 2,000 fans back into the Emirates Stadium on Thursday
And many fans were seen wearing club scarves as they returned for the first time since March
For club’s located in Tier 3 areas, they will have to wait longer before they can return to stadiums and former Chelsea star Joe Cole admitted that he ‘shared the fans’ frustrations.
He said: ‘I definitely share the fans’ frustrations with trying to enjoy watching football during lockdown.
‘I’m trying to watch the game and there’s all these distractions – the phone’s going off, I’ve got to answer the door, kids running around – and I’m missing a lot of the key moments!
‘The survey shows that we really are bad at doing two things at once.’