Many Stadia Suffer Disappointing Blow; Yet London And Liverpool Among Areas To Welcome Limited Supporter Return As New Tiers Are Confirmed

Socially distanced crowd at Ross Country Premier League clubs in Liverpool and London will be able to welcome some supporters back into their stadiums after the Government announced which tiers different areas of the country will be in after the end of the second lockdown.

A long list of Premier League clubs, including Manchester United, Aston Villa and Leicester will be unable to have fans back in person, however. Supporters of Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield United, West Brom and Wolves will also have to wait longer before any of them can watch their teams inside their grounds.

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Greater Manchester is among the areas that will remain in Tier 3 - classified as 'Very High' risk and the only tier which does not allow any fans to attend matches - when the new regulations come into effect on December 2nd.

Merseyside has dropped down to Tier 2, though, meaning reigning champions Liverpool and Everton can welcome back 2,000 supporters into their stadiums, as long as they continue to follow strict COVID-19 safety measures. That would see supporters inside Anfield for the first time since March when Liverpool face Wolves at home in the Premier League on December 5th.

Anfield will see a match for the first time since March when Liverpool face Wolves at home in the Premier League on December 5th

2,000 supporters will also be allowed into Twickenham for England's Autumn Nations Cup game against an as yet unknown opponent on December 6th.

Supporters will also be allowed into Twickenham for England's Autumn Nations Cup game

Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the details in a statement to the Commons on Thursday, with a further review of the tier ratings to be made on December 16th, although the new proposals will go before MPs on December 1st.