Back in September 2021, Liverpool announced that they would be investing millions into an Anfield Road expansion. While the majority of the construction is now complete, there are still some snagging works being undertaken before construction workers can leave the famous stadium.
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Latest updates on Anfield Road expansion
Liverpool first unveiled the Anfield Road expansion in December 2023 when they partially re-opened the upper tier for a match against Manchester United. The attendance on the day was 57,158, a new Anfield Premier League record at the time.
The stand then fully re-opened when Liverpool took on Burnley in February 2024. In total, 59,896 fans came through the gates at Anfield, breaking even more club records. That number was beaten when 59,947 attended Liverpool's match against Man City in March.
Although the stand is now fully open, work continues to iron out a couple of small but significant snags.
Modifications are needed to the cladding on the underside of the roof as the club looks to replace sections of the perspex roof due to health and safety concerns. The club are also installing glass fronts to the new hospitality sections in the stand.
On hospitality, work is still ongoing on the interior to ensure the new boxes and suites are of the highest standard while an undercover fan zone is also being built.
Anfield Road expansion in the final stages
With many of the major improvements completed in February 2024, Liverpool have been finalising the last few touches to the Anfield Road Stand for quite some time now. Given it is now open again to supporters on matchday, progress has understandably been slowed as a result, but it is now closer than ever to being completed.
Construction workers have now moved on to tasks such as finishing window sills, adding the final details to seats in the stands and a host of other incredibly minor jobs – all of which suggest that we are extremely close to an official announcement of the Anfield Road expansion being complete.
It has been a long time coming after construction first began in 2021. Given Arne Slot's impressive start to life as Liverpool manager, the future looks incredibly bright at the club and this expansion just adds another layer of security to that future.
Anfield stadium capacity after Anfield Road expansion
The new capacity of Anfield, now the redevelopment is complete, is 61,276.
How big is new Anfield Road stand?
The stand itself now has a capacity of 15,967 supporters.
This includes an addition of 7,000 seats, with 5,200 “general admission” seats and a further 1,800 “hospitality” seats.
The concourse has been changed significantly and are now similar to those in the Main Stand. The ‘Family Park' has been moved under cover, too.
There has been some confusion as to why the new stand does not match exactly with the adjacent stands, with Liverpool not taking this opportunity to ‘fill the corners in' as Manchester United did successfully at Old Trafford in the 1990s and 2000s.
However, the expansion does make Anfield one of the largest stadiums in the league.
How much did Anfield Road expansion cost?
The estimated cost of the construction has come to around £80m, although the significant delays at the start of the 2023/24 season added to this.
Why was the Anfield redevelopment delayed?
The main reason for the delay was the Buckingham Group entering administration in September 2023. This meant Liverpool had to find a new construction company to take over. Rayner Rowen Construction, along with “a number of other contractors” took over to complete the job.
Anfield Road expansion latest photos
All photos via Liverpool FC.