Liverpool, Everton no longer allowed fans after Tier 3 ruling

Liverpool and Everton fans will no longer be able to attend games at Anfield and Goodison Park after the city was placed into Tier 3 coronavirus government restrictions.

The two Merseyside clubs were the only sides in the Premier League allowed fans in attendance but will now play their games behind closed doors until further notice.

Trent Alexander-Arnold will be most upset.

Everton confirmed that the change will come into effect as early as their next home game.

“Everton Football Club can confirm that, following the Government’s announcement the Liverpool City Region is moving into Tier Three of the national COVID-19 restrictions, supporters will no longer be able to attend the Premier League fixture with West Ham United at Goodison Park on New Year’s Day,” read a club statement.

Liverpool published their own story on the matter.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said that the new restrictions and tier changes will be enforced from midnight on Thursday morning.

“Even in most areas not moving into Tier 4, cases are rising too, and it is therefore necessary to apply Tier 3 measures more broadly too – including in Liverpool and North Yorkshire,” he said.

“The rest of Yorkshire remains in Tier 3. These changes will take effect from 00:01 tomorrow morning.”

Metro mayor for the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram added: “Despite our area leading on many of the medical developments in the fight against Covid, we have seen transmission rates rise recently in every part of our city region, leading to a worrying uptick in positive cases.

“At the same time cases have risen at alarming rates across the rest of the country, threatening to push our NHS to its limits.

“Being placed into Tier 3 today is something that none of us wanted but I hope that these new measures help to slow down and contain the spread of the virus quickly.”