Liverpool announced a major Anfield Road expansion back in September 2021, with club-owners Fenway Sports Group investing tens of millions in order to boost the Reds' matchday revenues.
More than four years on, Liverpool's heightened income has enabled the famously frugal Merseysiders to fund a record-breaking 2025 summer transfer window that saw them part with £446.5m, and the spending looks set to continue in 2026 amidst links to the likes of Crystal Palace‘s Marc Guehi.
As part of the work on the Anfield Road stand, FSG also aimed to modernise the legendary stadium, in order to give the most successful club in England a home that stands up to other top sides' venues in terms of hospitality, aesthetics and capacity.
Read on as Football Ground Guide goes over the entire timeline of the Anfield Road expansion project, while also taking a look at the possibility of further development of the stadium.
Latest updates on Anfield Road
Liverpool initially debuted the Anfield Road expansion in December 2023, when they reopened a partially complete upper tier for their clash against bitter rivals Manchester United. That day, 57,158 people attended, setting a new Premier League record for Anfield at that time.
The stand was entirely reopened for Liverpool's match against Burnley in February 2024, welcoming 59,896 fans—further breaking club records. This record was surpassed when 59,947 fans attended the match against Manchester City in March of that year.
While the stand was fully operational from that point onwards, the project wasn't deemed ‘complete' until March 2025 after the club had finished some snagging, including cladding on the roof and hospitality upgrades.
After receiving a General Safety Certificate from Liverpool City Council in March 2025, Liverpool signed the project off.
Future plans post-Anfield Road
As of December 2025, there are no plans to expand Anfield further. However, given that the demand for Liverpool tickets continues to far outweigh the supply, the possibility of further expansion will always be on the agenda for the club's hierarchy, as the costs can almost certainly be recouped through ticket and hospitality sales.
The current demand for tickets at Anfield is so high that the season ticket waiting list has been shut for many years, and there is no indication that it will reopen anytime soon. Those at the back of the list have an average wait time of 30 years.
This demand for tickets certainly begs the question: How big could Anfield get before Liverpool would struggle to sell it out? The main issue here is that it throws up another uncomfortable question: How big can Anfield get? Structurally, some reports state it is now as big as it possibly can be, which opens up the possibility of a new stadium being built in the future.
Their neighbours, Everton, have left Goodison Park to move to a new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, and in the next five years, their biggest rivals, Manchester United, are expecting to move into a 100,000-seater stadium.
As a result, Anfield could very quickly look ‘old' again, and if the possibility of further expansion is impossible, then there is every chance that they will look for a new home. It wouldn't be the first time that the club have flirted with a move away from Anfield – back in the mid 2000s, plans for a shared stadium with Everton on Stanley Park were heavily discussed before the idea was canned.
While match-going supporters would be heavily against a move away from Anfield, the club's American owners will place more value on what makes the most sense from a financial point of view, rather than an emotional one.
Anfield stadium capacity after Anfield Road expansion
The new capacity of Anfield, now that the redevelopment is complete, is 61,276.
How big is the new Anfield Road stand?
The Anfield Road Stand now has a capacity of 15,967. This is an increase of 7,000, with 5,200 coming in the form of general admission seats and 1,800 being classed as hospitality.
The concourses have 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 is 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 and “a number of other contractors” took over to complete the job.
Anfield Road expansion latest photos
All photos via Liverpool FC.