What Happens to Home-Field Advantage When There Are No Fans?

<p>For the first time in football history, dozens of games are being played in empty stadiums. This has given us unprecedented insight into how fans impact on-pitch performance.</p> <p>Today we ask: what happens to home-field advantage when there are no fans?</p> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p>John Burn-Murdoch (<a href= "https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch">@jburnmurdoch</a>) is a senior data visualisation journalist at the Financial Times.</p> <p>Stuart Carrington (<a href= "https://twitter.com/StuCarrington07">@StuCarrington07</a>) is a Lecturer in Sports Coaching Science at St Mary's University, London and the author of <a href= "https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blowing-Whistle-Psychology-Football-Refereeing/dp/1911121626/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr="> Blowing the Whistle: The Psychology of Football Refereeing</a></p> <p><strong>Suggested reading</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.ft.com/content/0243c597-c32c-4cfa-8632-097e8393d229">Does home advantage exist without football’s partisan fans?</a></p> <p><strong>Support Us:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Us:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FT_Podcast_" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@FT_Podcast_</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.footballtodaypodcast.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.FootballTodayPodcast.com</a></p> <p> </p>