North London derby sets new WSL attendance record

Monday 3rd October 2022

The recent North London derby has set a new Women's Super League attendance record, as 47,367 fans saw Arsenal beat Spurs 4-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

The attendance smashed the previous high of 38,362 which was set for the corresponding fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019.

Elsewhere in the WSL, a stadium record 27,574 saw Everton beat Liverpool 3-0 in the Merseyside derby at Anfield.

It has been a great year for women's football in the UK, with Euro 2022 setting several new attendance records including:

• Highest attendance at a final (87,192 England v Germany at Wembley Stadium)
• Highest attendance in the group stages (68,871 England v Austria at Old Trafford)
• Highest cumulative attendance (574,975 an average of 18,544 per match)

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