PREMIER - West Ham 62,500 stadium expansion request accepted

27.10.2021 23:45 of  D.B. TransferMarketWeb   see readings
PREMIER - West Ham 62,500 stadium expansion request accepted
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West Ham United has been given planning permission to raise their matchday capacity at the London Stadium to 62,500, according to Sky Sports.

This will allow the team to move closer to its ultimate goal of a 67,000-seat capacity. If they can finally reach that amount, which would only be possible after improvements to the Bobby Moore and Sir Trevor Brooking stands, according to Sky Sports, they will have the capital's largest stadium.

Currently, West Ham is unbeaten and top of their Europa League group, as well as fourth in the Premier League, for the first time in a generation.

Current capacities of Premier League grounds in London

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium: 62,850

Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium: 60,704

West Ham’s London Stadium: 60,000

Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge: 40,267

Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park: 25,486

Brentford Community Stadium: 17,250