Premier League – With Chelsea and Manchester City: Five British clubs with standing room from January

Team manager Thomas Tuchel from Champions League winner Chelsea can look forward to support from standing fans soon. The Blues are one of the five British clubs that will be able to offer standing room (“safe standing”) again from January in a test phase. In addition to Chelsea, Manchester City and its city rivals United as well as Tottenham Hotspur from the Premier League and second division Cardiff City are there.

The test phase means the end of a 25-year ban on standing in the top two leagues. The time is now “ripe” for a change, said Minister of Sport Nigel Huddlestone on Monday when he announced the release of standing room at the five clubs. Security enjoys “top priority”.

Provided that the test phase is successful, the standing room could return to other stadiums for the coming season. They were banned as a result of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, which killed 97 Liverpool fans.

The first Premier League game to be allowed to stand again is said to be that on January 2 between Chelsea and Jürgen Klopps Liverpool FC at Stamford Bridge. According to media reports, the Reds themselves had not submitted an application for admission to the test phase. You are pursuing your own pilot project on the legendary Anfield Road, which allows you to stand at least during certain phases of the game.