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Liverpool women to move stadium, eye more Anfield fixtues

Liverpool will play their home games at the St Helens Stadium in Merseyside from the start of the 2024-25 season, moving away from Tranmere Rovers' Prenton Park after six seasons, the club announced on Friday.

Liverpool, who also aim to play a number of fixtures at Anfield, have signed a 10-year lease with rugby league side St Helens Saints R.F.C. to play their Women's Super League (WSL), League Cup and FA Cup fixtures at the Totally Wicked Stadium.

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The move to St Helens Stadium follows the significant investment that the club have made in their women's team after repurchasing AXA Melwood Training Centre specifically for the women's team.

"At the heart of this move are the two most important groups at the club: the players and the fans," manager Matt Beard said in a statement on Friday. "The players will have a wonderful new pitch and facilities to enjoy, while the matchday experience for the supporters will be so much improved.

"We've built up a loyal following at Prenton Park and we look forward to welcoming them to St Helens along with hopefully opening up the women's game to many new supporters as well."

In their their penultimate game at Prenton Park on Wednesday, Liverpool handed Chelsea a damaging 4-3 defeat that severely crushed manager Emma Hayes' chances of winning a fifth consecutive WSL trophy before departing the club at the end of the season to join the United States women's national team.

Liverpool will play their last home game at Prenton Park against Manchester United on Sunday, 5 May.

With the rugby league season running from February to September, Liverpool will have sole occupancy of the stadium for almost half of the season.

A brand-new, high-performance Premier League-standard pitch will be laid at St Helens alongside the introduction of enhanced and exclusive-use player facilities and an improved matchday experience for supporters.

The team will also enjoy their own bespoke dressing room for the first time, and the red stadium will be revamped for home games to make it feel authentic to Liverpool, including the addition of the club crest and other significant branding.

"Our players and incredible supporters were at the forefront of our decision-making process. We are confident St Helens will be a great matchday home and will look and feel part of the Liverpool family," Susan Black, Liverpool director of communications and Liverpool FC Women executive director said.

"As founding members of the Women's Super League, we want to continue the work we've put in place and continue to progress in the league both on and off the pitch.

"Our next chapter for our women's first team is about building solid foundation stones, and today's matchday venue announcement is another positive step forward on our journey."