Brighton to install safe standing areas at Amex Stadium
A vast majority of season ticket holders are backing the changes
Football fans will be able to stand during matches at Brighton and Hove Albion's Amex Stadium from next season.
The club has announced it is installing safe standing areas in part of the North Stand from the 2025/26 season onwards.
It follows a consultation with season ticket holders, who are seated in the back of the North Stand.
More than 80% said they were in favour of safe standing, which will be installed from row R backwards.
Safe standing areas - which see rails replacing seats - are already in place at Wembley Stadium and in 12 Premier League grounds, including Manchester United's Old Trafford and Anfield in Liverpool.
The system being installed at the Amex is similar to one installed at Brentford's G-Tech Stadium.
Season-ticket holders who are currently seated in the new safe standing area but who wish to move will be offered a priority move window next March, after season-ticket renewals.
The North Stand seats affected are: Block N1A to N1H, row R upwards, seats 13-241. Block N1A, seats 1-12 will not have safe standing installed, nor will N1H from seat 243 upwards and none of Block N1I.
For fans who currently sit in those areas, safe standing does not mean seats will be removed, but a rail will be installed in front of the seat, and those in that area will be required to remain in their allocated place. The capacity of the Amex will not increase, and ticket prices will not be reduced.
Albion’s head of ticketing and supporter services Jenny Gower said,
"I’d like to thank the season-ticket holders for their feedback. We had a fantastic response to our survey and a very strong majority in favour of installing safe standing towards the back of the North Stand.
"We will help any season-ticket holders who want to move and the impact of safe standing will be regularly reviewed, but we are confident it will make the atmosphere in the North Stand even better and help Fabian Hurzeler and the team."