Liverpool Football Club announced on Thursday that the new upper tier in the Anfield Road stand will remain closed until the year’s end.
This delay in the expansion project has resulted in the cancellation of fans’ tickets for the October 21st match against Everton.
Originally, the new tier, which was set to increase Anfield’s capacity by 7,000 seats to over 61,000, was anticipated to be ready for the 2023-24 season.
However, due to delays and a change of contractor, the current capacity is reduced to approximately 51,000.
“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.
This includes plans to open some of the upper tier for the Merseyside derby and the visit of neighbourhood rivals Everton, for which Liverpool had already sold tickets.
“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 said.
“Our team has identified who those supporters are and they will be reaching out directly to those supporters next week.”