Liverpool request away-game opener next season due to Anfield Road stand work

Work is on course to be finished this summer on the £80million redevelopment and will take the ground’s overall capacity to more than 61,000.

THIS IS ANFIELD: Liverpool have asked for the first match of next season to be played away from home as they finalise construction of the new Anfield Road stand (Peter Byrne/PA)

Liverpool have asked for next season’s opening match to be played away from home to allow preparations to be completed on their new Anfield Road stand.

Work, which began in September 2021, is on course to be finished this summer on the £80million redevelopment and will add around 7,000 extra seats, taking the ground’s overall capacity to more than 61,000.