Everton have announced the final capacity for Hill Dickinson Stadium following what the Club describe as "a thorough post-construction audit and review of the seating configuration".

Pegged at 52,888 when construction began, the new ground will officially hold a maximum of 52,769 when it opens for the first time for a competitive match in August and Brighton & Hove Albion become the first opposition team to play a Premier League match there.

A statement on evertonfc.com explained: "Factors such as segregation lines between the home and away section and the compliance and provision for media facilities and camera positions have played a part in the original maximum capacity being reduced by 0.2% (119 seats)."

 

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1  Dennis Stevens
25/06/2025    09:44:07

199? A typo, I presume.

2  Lyndon Lloyd
25/06/2025    22:46:25

🤦‍♂️Yes, thanks for spotting...

3  Darren Hind
30/06/2025    08:42:23

I always expected to see capacity slightly reduced once issues like segregation were factored in.

I don't expect the stadium to be a launching pad to annual tilts at the title, but I do expect a sustained improvement and cant wait to sample the atmosphere.

My 25 minute walk to Goodison has now become a five minute walk down Boundary Street.The old bones will appreciate that.

Getting very excited

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