The weekend attendance record in England, in a Second Division match

ByDavid Mitchell

Despite descending to the championship last season, the West Ham remains one of the English teams with the greatest social mass and it was demonstrated again this weekend. And the London Stadium recorded the highest attendance of the day in all categories of English football in the duel against Derby County, with a total of 61,180 spectators who gathered to see the ‘hammers’ win (3-0).

In this way, the east London team surpassed in attendance a great game that was played this Sunday, also in London, such as Arsenal-Chelsea (2-1), which brought together 60,240 spectators at the Emirates Stadium. A figure very similar to the 60,765 spectators who went to the Etihad Stadium to see Manchester City-Coventry (1-0). This was highlighted by West Ham themselves on their social networks, thanking their fans for their “incredible support.”

With this victory, West Ham’s second in a row, with goals from Piroe, Austbo and Kante, the Nuno Espírito Santo They are beginning to get back on their feet after a bad start to the season with two draws and one defeat. In five days, they now add up 8 points and they are eighth, already in promotion playoff positions, which is the only objective of the season.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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