Old Trafford had more empty seats for Manchester United vs. Chelsea than the Etihad for Manchester City vs. Tottenham.
Data has been collected to determine how full every Premier League club's stadium was in their opening home league fixture.
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Each top flight team have hosted a game this season and the results show that the Emirates was 99.9% full for Arsenal vs. Burnley last weekend.
The numbers have been crunched through comparing attendances with the capacities of the grounds. That being said, here's the full breakdown below:
20. Burnley
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Attendance (vs. Southampton) - 19,784
Capacity - 21,944
Turf Moor was 90.2% full
19. Newcastle United
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Attendance (vs. Arsenal) - 47,635
Capacity - 52,354
St James Park was 91% full
18. Sheffield United
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Attendance (vs. Crystal Palace) - 30,197
Capacity - 32,702
Bramall Lane was 92.3% full
17. Bournemouth
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Attendance (vs. Sheffield United) - 10,714
Capacity - 11,364
The Vitality Stadium was 94.3% full
16. Aston Villa
Attendance (vs. Bournemouth) - 40,996
Capacity - 42,785
Villa Park was 95.8% full
15. Crystal Palace
Attendance (vs. Everton) - 25,151
Capacity - 26,047
Selhurst Park was 96.6% full
14. Tottenham
Attendance (vs. Aston Villa) - 60,407
Capacity - 62,214
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was 97.1% full
13. Chelsea
Attendance (vs. Leicester City) - 40,629
Capacity - 41,631
Stamford Bridge was 97.6% full
12. Wolves
Attendance (vs. Manchester United) - 31,314
Capacity - 32,050
Molineux was 97.7% full
11. Southampton
Attendance (vs. Burnley) - 31,712
Capacity - 32,384
St Mary's was 97.9% full
10. Manchester United
Attendance (vs. Chelsea) - 73,620
Capacity - 74,879
Old Trafford was 98.3% full
9. Liverpool
Attendance (vs. Norwich) - 53,333
Capacity - 54,074
Anfield was 98.7% full Manchester City
7. Manchester City
Attendance (vs. Tottenham) - 54,503
Capacity - 55,017
The Etihad Stadium was 99.1% full
7. Leicester City
Attendance (vs. Wolves) - 32,015
Capacity - 32,312
King Power Stadium was 99.1% full
6. Watford
Attendance (vs. Brighton) - 20,245
Capacity - 20,400
Vicarage Road was 99.2% full
4. Norwich
Attendance (vs. Newcastle) - 27,059
Capacity - 27,244
Carrow Road was 99.3% full
4. Brighton
Attendance (vs. West Ham) - 30,459
Capacity - 30,666
The Amex Stadium was 99.3% full
3. Everton
Attendance (vs. Watford) - 39,066
Capacity - 39,221
Goodison Park was 99.6% full
2. West Ham United
Attendance (vs. Manchester City) - 59,870
Capacity - 60,000
The London Stadium was 99.8% full
1. Arsenal
Attendance (vs. Burnley) - 60,214
Capacity - 60,260
The Emirates Stadium was 99.9% full
(H/T talkSPORT)
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