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Pricey pies and cheap pints: The cost of being a Town fan in the Premier League

Ipswich Town supporters will tuck into the Premier League's second-most expensive pies this season, but wash them down with the league's cheapest pints. Swings and roundabouts, then.

As we build up to the season opener at Portman Road, a study by online car-buying service webuyanycar.com, a company that clearly has way too much time on its hands, has revealed the costs Ipswich fans face beyond match tickets for the 2024-25 Premier League season.

According to the car marketplace:

  • The average cost of a pie at Portman Road is £4.90, second only to West Ham's £5.00

  • However, the average price of a pint is £4.21, the lowest in the Premier League

  • Town fans are projected to spend a whopping £5,186 each on travel, food and drink for the season

  • And they'll each cover an average of 2,981 miles in the process

Table of overall spend by team
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Ipswich fans will fork out more to support their team than fans of 17 other Premier League clubs

It'll be a surprise to no football fan that football has become an increasingly expensive passion, but let's be honest, few will begrudge washing down a slightly pricier pie with the Premier League's cheapest pints as the club looks to cement its Premier League status after a long exodus from the football elite.

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