Four amazing features at new Everton stadium from Michelin-grade chef to £55m centrepiece
When the 2025–26 season begins, Everton will play their home games at their new stadium instead of Goodison Park.
Next season, the newly constructed stadium will replace Goodison Park, and Everton fans and the football world at large have finally had their first good look at it.
Ten thousand supporters were in a celebratory mood despite the Toffees’ U18s’ 2-1 loss to Wigan at the new pitch on Monday night.
They were aware that they would soon be departing historic Goodison for a glamorous new site that offers a high-spec matchday experience.
Highly Acclaimed Chef
Club officials were eager to reinvigorate the fan dining options, so they brought in Adam Bateman, a famous chef who has worked at restaurants throughout the world that have earned Michelin stars.
You can have a loaded sausage roll for £3.50, a vibrant blue Toffee donut for £3.50, salt and pepper chicken for £9.50, and South Korean chicken with fried rice for £10.50.
According to Bateman, he wants the food to be “Instagrammable” so that accounts that share the greatest stadium food can mention it.
£55,000 focal point
Finances have been tight for the Toffees in recent years but they have spared no expense in making sure their new home is all fans have been yearning for.
One of the complaints of modern stadium developments is the absence of spirit and personality compared to its aged and disintegrating counterparts.
But action was made to make sure that was not the case at Bramley-Moore Dock.
An eye-watering £55m repair was permitted to protect the Grade II listed Hydraulic Tower and Engine Room, which have been made a feature of the fan plaza as an homage to the area’s past.
‘The Everton Way’
Another wonderful touch from club bosses is the establishment of ‘The Everton Way’ – a trail around the perimeter of the South Stand made up of cobbled paving stones displaying the name of fans who paid to make their imprint on the new stadium.
Not just anybody was able to get in on it, either, as Gary Neville was barred from buying one for Liverpool icon and Sky Sports colleague Jamie Carragher as a sly Secret Santa surprise.
Increased capacity
One of the most crucial components of the transfer from Goodison to Bramley-Moore Dock is the fact that more supporters will be able to attend games.
Matchday capacity has expanded from around 40,000 to little below 53,000, which makes it the eighth-largest football stadium in England, just behind the Etihad.
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