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Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Leppings Lane end has capacity reduced from 4,700 to 3,700

Hillsborough's Leppings Lane end will have its capacity reduced from 4,700 to 3,700 following a review into an unsafe 'crush' during Sheffield Wednesday's FA Cup third round tie with Newcastle in January.

Newcastle supporters reported feeling unsafe in the same end 97 Liverpool fans were killed in during their 1989 FA Cup semi-final clash with Nottingham Forest.

A review was launched into the safety of the end, with Sheffield City Council on Monday revealing their findings in an extensive minutes of the meeting.

The crucial decision to come out of the meeting is in regards to the capacity of the west end of the ground, which has been reduced by a thousand.