Everton are the most pessimistic fan base going into the 2022/23 Premier League campaign, a survey has found.
The Toffees narrowly escaped what would have been an embarrassing relegation to the Championship last season and following a less-than promising summer transfer window to date - their fans are seemingly feeling worried about a repeat.
The survey, that was completed by SkyBet, has ranked the responses of over 1,000 adults (18+) who support one of the 20 Premier League teams going into 22/23.
Unsurprisingly, the amount of business a certain team has done in the summer transfer window seems to have reflected on how positive or negative a fan base is feeling including Wolves, who away from former Burnley centre-back, Nathan Collins, are yet to add to their squad.
Each score was ranked 1-10 with 1 being not optimistic at all about a positive season to 10 being very optimistic.
The table is in reverse order and can be seen below.
5. Wolves - 5.9
Wolves had an up-and-down season last time out and ended up finishing mid-table, but fans definitely aren’t feeling very optimistic this time round. So far the Midlands club have brought in Nathan Collins from Burnley, while Hee-chan Hwang’s transfer became permanent. | Getty Images
6. AFC Bournemouth - 6
Given they are hot favourites to be relegated, Bournemouth fans aren’t quite as pessimistic as you would expect. The Cherries were last promoted in 2015 and spent another five years in the Premier League. | Getty Images
7. Leeds United - 6.2
After narrowly avoiding relegation last season, Leeds United have now sold their two best players in Raphinha and Kalvin Phillips and it’s no surprise that fans are feleling sceptical. | AFP via Getty Images
8. Aston Villa - 6.4
Despite the arrival of Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara, as well as the permanent signing of Philippe Coutinho, Aston Villa fans don’t appear to be too confident this season. | Getty Images