Oct 12 (Reuters) - Liverpool's new upper tier in the Anfield Road stand will remain closed until the end of the year, the Premier League club said on Thursday, as a further delay of the expansion project sees fans' tickets cancelled for the Oct. 21 game against Everton.
The new tier, which will increase Anfield's capacity by 7,000 seats to more than 61,000, was initially expected to be ready for the 2023-24 season.
That includes the visit of local rivals Everton for which Liverpool had already sold tickets, planning on having some of the upper 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 said.
"Our team has identified who those supporters are and they will be reaching out directly to those supporters next week."
Persons:
Billy Hogan, Hogan, Anita Kobylinska, Ken Ferris
Organizations:
Premier League, Everton, Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, Thomson
Locations:
Anfield, Gdansk