Premier League: safe standing used for 1st time for Liverpool-Chelsea at Stamford Bridge 02/01/2022

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Safe standing used at Stamford Bridge versus Liverpool FC on 02/01/2022 - ©  Chelsea FC

Chelsea FC - Liverpool FC (2-2), Matchday 21 of the 2021-22 Premier League season, was the first football match to trial the use of "safe standing" in England and Wales, on 02/01/2022.

Standing in stadiums had been banned in the United Kingdom since 1989 and the introduction of a law passed following the Hillsborough disaster on 15/04/1989, in...

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Safe standing used at Stamford Bridge versus Liverpool FC on 02/01/2022 - ©  Chelsea FC

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