Everton Football Club is investigating the possibility of building a new stadium on Walton Hall Park, close to the club's current ground at Goodison Park in Liverpool. The project would also include housing, new and upgraded leisure facilities as well as food, commercial and some retail units. A planning application could be made within 12 months.

Meanwhile on the other side of the city, Liverpool Football Club's plans to increase capacity of its Anfield Stadium (pictured left) by around 13,000 seats have been given the go-ahead by Liverpool City Council. The Main Stand will increase by 8,300 seats and the Anfield Road Stand by 4,800. Construction will begin next year for completion by the 2016-17 season and will take capacity at stadium to almost 59,000. This work is the first part of a larger £260million development to transform the area around Anfield into a mixed-use leisure hub which will include a 100-bedroom hotel, a new business hub as well as a new primary school, health centre, and 250 new homes.