Chelsea supporters have topped the table with regards to public health figures, while Liverpool have the unhealthiest following.

Statistics have shown that there is a North-South divide in the Premier League with regards to healthy fans.

Those living in the Chelsea and Kensington areas of West London recorded the lowest figures for smoking, alcohol-related problems and overweight issues.

Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace reside second and third respectively, while the only Northern team that carry positive statistics is Manchester United as they round off the top four.

The unhealthiest showing came from Manchester City, Everton and Liverpool, and the stats claim that fans in those areas will live six or seven years less than their London counterparts.

The Daily Mail quotes director of Durham University's centre for health and inequalities research Clare Bambra as saying: "Based on the famous quote from Bill Shankly when he said that football was more than a matter of life and death, I felt that using football terms might be a useful way of highlighting health inequalities in our country.

"I think the league table shows some quite stark results in terms of health and particularly in terms of the North-South divide."

In the regular Premier League table, Chelsea, City, Arsenal and United make up the top four.