No home advantage? Only six home wins in the Premier League so far

Arsene Wenger gives instructions during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool

There have been only six home victories in the 30 Premier League games played so far this season.

Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Liverpool on Monday Night Football means there have been only six home wins in 30 Premier League games so far this season.

It is the lowest total of home wins at this stage of the campaign since the Premier League's formation in 1992.

In what has been an unpredictable start to the campaign, only Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Crystal Palace, Leicester City and Swansea have been victorious in front of their own fans.

There have only been six home wins so far, a Premier League record low

Despite the unpredictable nature of the results, however, they are indicative of a wider trend in English football, as revealed by a Sky Sports study in August.

The study – which included all professional results since the Football League was founded in 1888 – found that home advantage is on the decline. The percentage of home games to have been won by the host side has fallen from its 65 per cent peak in 1895 to a low of 42 per cent in 2012/13.

Even in 1950, when the number of games per season rose from 1,848 to 2,028, the home side won 53 per cent of games – but that average percentage has continued to fall over the last 65 years.

The decline of home wins and the rise of away wins is a long-term trend

While home advantage has declined, away wins have begun to rise. Last season produced the highest share of away wins since the Football League was founded. Nearly a third of all games across England's top four division (31 per cent) ended with victory for the away side in 2014/15.

Premier League results in the opening three weeks of the season indicate these trends are continuing.

Among the most surprising results were West Ham's opening day victory over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium and Chelsea's 2-2 draw with Swansea City, while the likes of Tottenham and United have also been held on home turf.

In fact, in the third round of Premier League fixtures, Crystal Palace were the only side to triumph in front of their own fans. Will the trend continue?