West Ham United can offer a better matchday experience than any other Premier League club, according to a survey by fans.

Although the Hammers are enduring a torrid season at the London Stadium, it seems as though fans have not been deterred from coming to Stratford on a regular basis.

According to a survey undertaken by Premier Inn, the Hammers offer the best match day experience out of all 20 sides in the English top flight.

Getty Images - Getty 5 West Ham United’s London Stadium is a hit with some fans

Speaking to 150 self-identified football fans; the surveyors identified 14 aspects of a ‘matchday experience’ and then asked: “How important do you think the following factors are for a great matchday experience when you attend a live game?”

Ticket price was by far and away the most important factor affecting matchday experience, with the quality of teams on display coming in at a close second.

The result of the match was also considered important, but ease of travelling to the stadium was also a key factor and it was surprising to learn the majority of the fans in the survey said a stadium’s modern facilities are more important than its heritage.

The Hammers ranked strongly for stadium modernity (second of all 91 clubs), attendance records (third), and stadium capacity (fourth). Completing the top five Premier League matchday experiences were Arsenal, Leicester City, Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur.

Premier Inn 5 These are the 14 factors which are deemed ‘most important’ to fans on a matchday

Premier Inn 5 West Ham, Cardiff City, Sunderland and Bradford City top their respective leagues

Premier Inn 5 How full the stadium was and how close the pubs were ranked highly with fans

Getty Images - Getty 5 The Irons left the Boleyn Ground in 2016

During the 2016/17 season, 686,000 international visitors came to the UK to see a Premier League game, spending £555million.

But there’s more to English football than the Premier League’s glitz and glamour as EFL fans can attest to; in the 2018/19 season, the Championship, League One and League Two recorded a 60-year high annual attendance of nearly 18.4 million fans.

West Ham also managed to record a whopping 99.8% average attendance on matchdays in the 2019/20 season – third behind Arsenal (100%) and Luton Town (99.9%).