Liverpool FC is urging fans who won’t be able to make it to this weekend’s Merseyside derby at Anfield to give their tickets back to the organisation.
Following the international break, the Reds will play again against Everton on Saturday at noon.
After the primary contractor entered administration just before the first home game of the season, it was announced last week that the upper deck of the Anfield Road stand would not open this season.
The announcement disappointed fans who had acquired upper tier tickets for the forthcoming derby because it meant that their tickets would no longer be valid for the match and would instead be reimbursed.
Sadly, some people who purchased those tickets in the hope that the expansion would be finished in time have now been let down by the delays.
In an effort to assist those fans, Liverpool is encouraging anyone who will not be able to attend the game on Saturday to use the Ticket Exchange facility on the official website to allow individuals whose tickets have been cancelled to attend the match.
In exchange, the first 4,000 users who return their tickets through the platform before Wednesday at 12 p.m. (BST) will receive a full refund, be able to keep their match credit, and receive a £10 gift card for each ticket they return.
The voucher may be applied to any retail purchase made before the end of the next month; instructions on how to do so may be found here.
At the start of 2024, it is currently anticipated that Anfield will be able to accommodate 61,000 spectators in its entirety.
Due to ongoing construction on the new stand, Liverpool has played all of their home games this season in front of smaller crowds, averaging roughly 48,000 spectators.
The first match after the completion might be a home draw in the third round of the FA Cup on January 6–7, or it could be a potential league cup semifinal on January 9–10 or 23–24.
If construction was finished early in 2024, the visit of Chelsea on January 31 would be the first league game played in front of a full house, although even that isn’t certain.