BBC · Feb 27, 2025
Albion to introduce safe standing at The Hawthorns
Image caption, Albion's Smethwick End will house most of the 4,000 safe standing spacesWest Bromwich Albion are to become the latest club to follow the growing trend towards 'safe standing' areas at football grounds.
A total of 3,864 seats at The Hawthorns, mostly at the Smethwick End, as well as in the Millennium Corner, will be converted in time for the 2025-26 season.
The club's official ground capacity will remain at 26,804.
According to a football ground guide published in September 2024, external, Albion would become the 18th EFL side with areas of safe-standing rails.
There are already 13 Premier League clubs who have them, plus the national football stadium at Wembley.