Following last Monday's Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield, 199,977,163 fans have already been to see a live Barclays Premier League match and at one of the four fixtures on Tuesday 27th January, the 200 millionth fan will appear in the stands.
Since the Barclays Premier League started in 1992:
1) There have been 6,543 matches since the first fixtures on 15th August 1992.
2) Fans from 42 different clubs make up the 200 million fans.
3) It has taken 16 years 165 days to reach the 200 million landmark.
4) Old Trafford drew the largest attendance in the history of the Barclays Premier League when 76,098 fans watched Manchester United v Blackburn Rovers on 31st March 2007.
5) Fans have seen 17,020 goals in the Barclays Premier League.
6) The 200,000,000 fan mark will be passed on Tuesday 27th January at either:
a) Portsmouth v Aston Villa
b) Sunderland v Fulham
c) Tottenham Hotspur v Stoke City
d) West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United
Kevin Wall of Barclays said: "200 million fans is an unbelievable achievement and means that on average over 30,000 fans have turned up to watch every Barclays Premier League game.
"It goes to prove that the Barclays Premier League is not only watched by billions around the world on television but continues to attract millions to what must be one of the best live spectacles anywhere in the world."
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