Liverpool announce delay in Anfield expansion project

Liverpool’s new higher tier in the Anfield Road stand will stay closed till the top of the 12 months, the Premier League membership stated on Thursday, as an additional delay of the expansion project sees followers’ tickets cancelled for the Oct. 21 sport in opposition to Everton.

The new tier, which can improve Anfield’s capability by 7,000 seats to greater than 61,000, was initially anticipated to be prepared for the 2023-24 season. However, delays and a change of contractor means there’s a diminished capability of round 51,000.

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“We’re going to have to maintain the status quo for the remainder of the calendar year, essentially meaning capacity at Anfield will remain the same as for the previous home games that we’ve seen this season,” said Liverpool CEO Billy Hogan.

That consists of the go to of native rivals Everton for which Liverpool had already bought tickets, planning on having a few of the higher tier open for the Merseyside derby.

“Ultimately we won’t be in a position to be able to provide seats for those fans who have purchased those tickets in the upper tier,” Hogan stated.

“Our team has identified who those supporters are and they will be reaching out directly to those supporters next week.”