Which is the most popular club in EPL?

While not the strongest per UEFA rankings, English Premier League is claimed to bethe most popular league globally. Studies done by Twitter has discovered which football clubs in English Premier League have the biggest spread of globalsupport and where their fans are located around the world. Twitter’s research is based on the official Twitter accounts for each team, using their followers as an indicator. The top five clubs include:

Number 5: Manchester City

Manchester City is one of the top five most popular club in England

Manchester City, the football club that is based in Manchester, England, has once finishing in relegation to the third tier of English football in 1998. After it has regained Premier league status, Abu Dhabi United Group purchased the club and it has ever since become one of the wealthiest club in the world. They won the Premier league title in 2012 for the first time for 44 years and they won the second time in 2014. Upon their victory, the number of supporters has grown exponentially. Today, they are one of the top five most popular club with about 2.76 million followers in Twitter.

Number 4: Liverpool

Liverpool has never been relegated from Premier League

Since the beginning of the Premier League in 1992, Liverpool has never been relegated from Premier League. Though Liverpool is yet to win a Premier League title since its inception in 1992, the club have won more European trophies than any other English team with Five European Cups. Following a poor start to the 2015/2016 season, manager Brendon Rodgers has been sacked and replaced by Jurgen Klopp in October 2015. Regardless of the poor performance, the Reds have the most fans of any Premier League club in 13 countries, including their home soil UK and Australia, with 4.29 million followers.

Number 3: Chelsea

Chelsea won the EPL title last season

Chelsea have the most fans of any Premier League club in 81 different countries, including Russia, Brazil and Mexico. Russia, is the home to the club ownerRoman Abramovich, which could tell why Chelsea have a stronghold in this region. Other than Russia, the Blues are the most followed club by a number of countries in Europe, Central America, South America, the Middle East and Asia. With 6.18 million followers, Chelsea is the third most popular club amongst other English Premier League Clubs.

Number 2: Manchester United

Manchester United won the most leagues titles 

Manchester United make it to the list of clubs that have not been relegated from Premier League together with their rivalry club Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Everton, Tottenham and Chelsea. United have won 20 league titles, 11 FA cups, 4 League Cups and a record of 20 FA Community Shields that makes them the most successful club in Premier League. During their golden age under Sir Alex Ferguson, they won 38 silverwares between 1986 and 2013. Based on the studies, Red Devils have 6.28 million followers and have most fans in 23 different countries, including China and India, the two most populated nations.

Number 1: Arsenal

Arsenal is one of the most successful clubs in English Football

Arsenal has one of the highest incomes and largest fanbases in the world. The club is one of the most successful clubs in English Football. Under the guidance of ArseneWenger, the club’s longest serving manager, Arsenal have successfully won 6 FA cups, 3 Premier League title, 6 FA Community Shield and the record breaking of a league season undefeated – which amount to 49 league games. The Gunners enjoy popularities in 55 different countries, including the USA, Canada, North Africa. Besides, Gunners also leading the way in France, Germany, Poland and Ukraine. Arsenal are crowned the most popular English club around the globe with 6.47 million twitter followers.

Which club will win the Premier League title this season?

Before the beginning of the new season 2015/2016, Telegraph Sport’s football writers had done their verdicts on this season and Chelsea turn up to be the most favourable club to win the title. Chelsea came into the season as defending champions of the 2014-2015 season. Manchester city finishing previous season at second place with 8 points behind following by Arsenal and Manchester United.

Unlike Bundesliga, the winner of the Premier League title is much less predictable. By looking at the current premier league table after 20 matches are played, Arsenal is now at the top spot. Leicester City at the second place earned 40 points (2 points behind Arsenal), whereas Manchester City is at the third place. Title defender Chelsea started off the season with awful performance, they are now at the 14^th, with only 6 wins and 5 draws out of 20 matches. Chelsea is now 19 points behind Arsenal, it is very challenging for Chelsea to get back to the top spot. They have to win most of the matches with the condition that title challengers like Manchester City, Arsenal and Leicester City perform badly for the rest of the season in order to be the champion once again.

Chelsea started off the season with awful performance

Jose Mourinho sacked by Chelsea after disastrous Premier League start

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry told Talksport that he genuinely think it will finally be Arsenal’s year. The healthy competition between Giroudand Walcott is something Arsenal needed in the game. With players like MesutOzil, Alexis Sanchez back to their form, consistently keep up their good form, Arsenal will be stand a genuine chance of winning the title.

Arsenal's playmaker Mesut Ozil has been on top form for Arsenal so far this season

 Arsenal have not win a  Premier League title since season 2003-2004

As for Manchester City, their closest challengers are Arsenal, Leicester City and Tottenham. Manchester city have massively bolster their team sheets with the likes of Sterling, De Bruyne and Otamendi.  Roberto Mancini, the former manager of Manchester City told BBC that, Manchester City has the quality to win the Premier League title. Rio Ferdinand,the former Manchester United defender, shared his honest opinion that he think Manchester City will win the title as City have done a good job in transfer business and the change of Pellegrini’s tactical approach.

Ferdinand is backing City for title glory again

Thisseason surprise table-toppers Leicester City showing no sign of letting up so far, having lost just two games and two points behind Arsenal. Red-hot Leicester duo Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez have been in the top form since the beginning of the season.  

Mahrez and Vardy have been two of the Premier League standout performers with Leicester

In an interview with ESPN, Sir Alex Ferguson, the former old Trafford boss believes Manchester United are still in PremierLeague title race as the competition is so open this season.  The legendary manager pointed out the fact that the inconsistency form shown across the division could lead to title fall into any team’s hands.