Buy Everton vs Crystal Palace tickets for Saturday 22 August 2026 and you are buying into a stadium that ran at 98.5 per cent of capacity in its opening year. Kick-off is 15:00 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, matchday one of the Premier League season, the first home fixture of Everton's second campaign on the waterfront at Bramley-Moore Dock.
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The numbers behind that opening season are unusually public, because the club published them. Everton averaged 52,121 across their first year at a ground holding 52,888, a club record. Anyone weighing up Everton tickets is looking at a building that filled almost completely every fortnight from the day it opened.
Season ticket renewals for 2026/27 came in at just over 97 per cent, leaving fewer than a thousand places for a waiting list that has been forming for years. The seasonal base is closed. What moves now moves between people who already hold access, or it reaches the resale market.
The club's own first-season review sets out the structure better than any estimate could. Everton counted 32,347 Season Ticket Members, 2,807 Club View Members and 4,139 Premium Seasonal Members. That is 39,293 seats committed before a single match ticket goes on sale, from a capacity of 52,888.
Away supporters take another slice. Everton sold 50,624 visiting tickets across the season, an average of 2,664 a game, with the visiting club taking its full allocation for every fixture but one. That leaves roughly ten thousand seats a match to be distributed among everybody else.
Those go to members through a ballot, with the club publishing how that worked too. Some 28,521 individuals entered ballots during the season, with roughly four in five succeeding at least once. Useful odds if you hold a membership. No odds at all if you do not.
The most revealing figure is what happened afterwards. Season ticket holders transferred 51,301 seats across the season, around 2,700 a match, with a further 21,896 resold through the club's own platform at roughly 1,150 a game. Close to four thousand seats change hands every home fixture after the original allocation is settled.
Crystal Palace arrive with more standing than a mid-table visitor usually brings. They hold the Conference League, won in May 2026. The last time they came to this stadium they were nineteen matches unbeaten. Everton ended that run with a late winner in October 2025.
Set that against the away allocation and the picture sharpens. Everton sold 50,624 visiting tickets last season at an average admittance rate of 94 per cent, meaning visiting supporters not only took their seats but used them. Palace will fill theirs. Nothing leaks back from that block.
The other number worth holding on to is participation. The club recorded a 68 per cent increase in individual supporters attending at least one match compared with the final season at Goodison Park. A new stadium did not simply move the same crowd across the city. It widened the pool of people competing for the same seats.
One honest counterweight. An opening-day fixture against a side without a natural rivalry to Everton will not price like the Merseyside derby, so the resale ceiling here sits well below what a Liverpool visit commands. Scarce is not the same as extortionate.
Through the club, not realistically. Season tickets are gone, the waiting list absorbed fewer than a thousand places this summer, while the ballot that distributes the remaining ten thousand or so seats a match is open to members only.
What the published figures show, though, is that the ground is far more liquid than a 98.5 per cent occupancy rate suggests. Nearly four thousand seats a match are transferred or resold by people who hold them and cannot use them. The inventory exists. The question is which pipe it comes down.
For anyone inside the membership system, the club's own resale platform is the first place to look and costs nothing to try. For anyone outside it, the resale market is the practical route. It carries the advantage of naming the stand, level and row before you pay rather than allocating you a seat after the fact.
One thing that separates this ground from most is that the club runs its own resale platform, which means a share of the inventory never touches the open market at all. That is good news if you hold a membership. If you do not, it means the seats you can see are the ones that survived a filter you were never inside.
Timing matters more here than at most grounds. Because supply comes from holders deciding they cannot attend, it builds through the fortnight before a match rather than appearing in one release. For a matchday one fixture with a 15:00 Saturday kick-off, that window is short.
Five things move the number. Seat location leads, because a 52,888-seat bowl has a genuine spread from the front of the lower tier to the back of the upper. Then demand, which for the first home match of a season at a stadium this new sits above a midwinter fixture against the same opponent.
Then timing, since an opening-day fixture gives sellers no reason to discount late. The fourth is the opponent, where Palace sit in the middle of Everton's range rather than at the top. The fifth is the hospitality tier, which at a stadium designed and built in this decade is the deepest of any new ground in England.
For a reference point, this is a fixture where the resale floor sits well below what the Merseyside derby or a Manchester United visit commands at the same ground. Opening day carries a premium of its own, but the opponent holds the ceiling down.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper tier, corners and behind the goal | £95 – £160 | Buyers who want the lowest entry price | Highest seats in the bowl. Widest view of the pitch and the waterfront |
| Upper tier, sides | £130 – £210 | A balanced view without lower-tier pricing | Elevated along the long sides. Usually the steadiest availability |
| Lower tier, behind the goal | £160 – £260 | Supporters who want the singing end | The steep south stand holds the loudest home support |
| Lower tier, sides and central | £240 – £420+ | Halfway-line buyers and first-time visitors | Close to the pitch on the long sides. Clears fastest for an opener |
| Hospitality and premium | £450 – £900+ | Corporate guests and buyers wanting catering included | Extensive programme, with 4,139 premium seasonal members already in place |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The Hill Dickinson Stadium was built on a filled-in dock on the Mersey and opened for the 2025/26 season, replacing a ground Everton had used since 1892. It holds 52,888 across a steep, enclosed bowl designed to keep noise in rather than let it drift over a low roofline.
The single-tier south stand is the defining feature, built as one continuous bank behind the goal for the most vocal support. Venue background sits on the Hill Dickinson Stadium tickets page.
Block-level layout is set out on the Hill Dickinson Stadium seating plan. Open it before buying, because a stadium this new has block numbering nobody has memorised yet, including regular visitors.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower tier, west side central | First visit, hosted guests, families | High | Halfway line at pitch level on the main side |
| Club and premium areas | Buyers wanting indoor space and comfort | High | Padded seating with lounge access either side of kick-off |
| Lower tier, south stand | Supporters who want the loudest end | Upper mid | Single continuous bank behind the goal. Expect standing throughout |
| Upper tier, sides | Regulars who prefer the tactical view | Mid | High but square to the pitch. Strong balance of price and sightline |
| Upper tier, corners | Late buyers and groups needing seats together | Lower mid | Last inventory to clear. Usually the strongest value on the page |
| Visiting section | Supporters travelling with Crystal Palace | Lower mid | Around 2,700 seats on average last season. Away colours belong here only |
If you are neutral or visiting for the first time, take the upper tier along a side. The bowl is steep enough that height costs you less than it would at an older ground. The view across the Mersey from the upper reaches is part of what people come for. Buyers travelling in Crystal Palace colours should stay in the designated visiting area, since English clubs void tickets bought outside it.
Everton built the hospitality operation into the design rather than retrofitting it, which is why 4,139 supporters hold premium seasonal memberships alongside 2,807 in the Club View category. The programme runs from single premium seats up to full boxes.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Private box | Groups and corporate hosts | Enclosed room with catering and direct access to padded seats outside |
| Club seat with lounge | Couples and pairs wanting comfort | Central position plus indoor space before the match and at the interval |
| Restaurant package | Buyers who want a full meal built into the day | Seated dining inside the stadium with a match seat attached |
| Tour and match package | Visitors making a day of a new ground | Combines the stadium tour with the fixture, which at a venue this new has genuine pull |
Two points to weigh. Seasonal premium members hold a large share of the inventory, so what reaches a single fixture is smaller than the size of the programme suggests. And an opening-day fixture is exactly when corporate buyers commit, so the better products clear early in the summer.
Confirm what a package includes before buying. Catering, lounge access and seat position vary between providers at a venue with this many tiers, so a listing naming a tier without naming the inclusions deserves a question first.
Everton run digital ticketing throughout the new stadium. Most resale seats arrive electronically, so the practical questions on any listing are which method the seller uses and how close to kick-off the transfer lands.
| Delivery Type | What to Confirm |
|---|---|
| Mobile ticket | Which app or wallet holds it, whether a transfer needs accepting and how close to kick-off it arrives |
| E-ticket by email | That the document names the stand, level, block and turnstile rather than a generic zone |
| Collection in Liverpool | The meeting point, the window it operates in and what identification the seller expects |
| Courier to a UK address | Lead time against a Saturday fixture, plus somewhere able to sign during working hours |
One detail specific to a stadium in its second year: signage, concourse routes and turnstile numbering are still unfamiliar to plenty of regulars, let alone visitors. A ticket that names the turnstile as well as the block saves a lap of the outside on a busy opening day.
Read the listing notes in full before committing. Large bags are refused at the turnstiles, so travel light or leave luggage at Lime Street. Charge your phone properly if entry is digital, because the walk in along the dock road offers nowhere convenient to find power.
The concourse design helps once you are inside. Wide circulation decks and a large number of serving points mean the half-time crush is milder than at most grounds of this size, so arriving early buys you comfort rather than just entry.
Give yourself longer than the map suggests. A 52,888-seat stadium on a waterfront site funnels arrivals along a small number of approaches, with the crowd building steadily from about ninety minutes before kick-off.
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Step1
Open the fixture page
Load the listing page and confirm the date reads Saturday 22 August 2026 with a 15:00 kick-off. Broadcast selections move Premier League times, so work from the date shown against the seat itself.
Step2
Set up your account first
You can create an account in under a minute. Supply here arrives as holders release seats, so saved details help when a listing appears at short notice.
Step3
Filter by quantity before browsing
Released seats arrive as singles and pairs far more often than in groups. Setting your party size at the start removes listings that cannot seat you together.
Step4
Read the level, not just the stand
This is a steep bowl with a large upper tier. The level tells you far more about what you will see than the compass point does, driving most of the price difference.
Step5
Read the seller notes line by line
Look for delivery timing, restricted view flags and any colour restriction attached to the visiting section. Resolve anything unclear before purchase rather than after.
Step6
Confirm the total
The figure on the listing card becomes a final price once fees and delivery are applied. Review the full breakdown on the summary screen so nothing surprises you.
Step7
Complete payment
Pay through the secure gateway. Your order confirmation arrives by email immediately, restating the delivery method so you know what is coming and roughly when.
Step8
Follow the order through
Use track order to watch progress from confirmation to delivery. Worth doing early at a ground that sold out almost every fixture in its opening year.
The stadium sits on the northern waterfront at Bramley-Moore Dock, roughly two miles from Liverpool city centre along the dock road. Sandhills is the nearest rail station with a shuttle service on matchdays, while walking from the city centre takes around forty minutes along the river.
Driving is impractical. The site was built without significant parking by design, while the surrounding streets operate under matchday restrictions rather than goodwill. Rail into Lime Street then local transport is the sensible approach.
On delivery, overseas buyers are better served by mobile or e-ticket options than by courier, because a Saturday fixture leaves little margin for an international shipment. If you need seats together, set the quantity filter first rather than trying to combine separate listings afterwards.
Liverpool repays a longer stay for anyone travelling in. The stadium sits at the northern end of a waterfront that runs down past the Albert Dock into the centre, so the walk in from town is a route rather than a chore. A 15:00 Saturday leaves the evening free at the other end.
Build flexibility into travel dates, since Premier League kick-off times move for broadcast through the season. Anyone following the fixture the other way should note that the return meeting at Selhurst Park is a far smaller ground with a correspondingly tighter market.
The recent record is one-sided in a way the league table has rarely reflected. Across the nine most recent league meetings with Everton at home, Palace have not won once. Everton have taken seven, with two draws. The goals read 20 to 8.
Palace's last league win on Everton soil came in September 2014, a 3-2 at Goodison Park. Everything since has gone the other way, including the night in May 2022 when Everton came from two down to win 3-2 and secure their place in the division.
Last October added a footnote worth knowing. Palace arrived at the new stadium unbeaten in nineteen matches across all competitions and lost 2-1 to a goal in the closing stages. It remains the only meeting between these clubs at this ground.
For a buyer the useful read is that this fixture produces goals without producing shocks. Six of the nine finished with three goals or more, none of them goalless. The outcome has gone one way for eleven years, which tends to keep casual demand steady rather than spiking it.
The wider frame is the move itself. Everton played at Goodison Park from 1892 until 2025. The fixture list on this page is the first to run entirely at the new ground. This is the second opening day on the waterfront and the first against a side carrying a European trophy.
Only one league meeting between these clubs has been played at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, so the exact venue scope is too thin to stand alone. The figures below widen to every Premier League meeting with Everton as hosts across both grounds, covering the nine seasons from 2017/18 to 2025/26 with no gaps.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 9 |
| Everton wins | 7 |
| Crystal Palace wins | 0 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Everton goals | 20 |
| Crystal Palace goals | 8 |
| Biggest Everton win | 3-0 |
| Biggest Crystal Palace win | None in this scope |
| First Premier League meeting in scope | 10 February 2018 |
| Most recent meeting in scope | 5 October 2025 |
Totals calculated from the match-by-match record below, with every result cross-referenced against two independent sources.
Newest first, with Everton shown first in every scoreline. The Venue column is included because the fixture moved grounds within the sequence.
| Date | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2025 | 2-1 | Hill Dickinson Stadium |
| 28 Sep 2024 | 2-1 | Goodison Park |
| 19 Feb 2024 | 1-1 | Goodison Park |
| 22 Oct 2022 | 3-0 | Goodison Park |
| 19 May 2022 | 3-2 | Goodison Park |
| 5 Apr 2021 | 1-1 | Goodison Park |
| 8 Feb 2020 | 3-1 | Goodison Park |
| 21 Oct 2018 | 2-0 | Goodison Park |
| 10 Feb 2018 | 3-1 | Goodison Park |
Every scoreline was verified against at least two independent match records. FA Cup meetings between the clubs sit outside this competition scope and are excluded.
Very. Everton averaged 52,121 in a 52,888-seat ground during the opening season, a club record, with visiting clubs taking their full allocation for every fixture but one.
Not for 2026/27. Renewals came in at just over 97 per cent, leaving fewer than a thousand places for the waiting list, so single matches are the only route in.
In the designated visiting section, which averaged around 2,700 seats a match last season. Away colours are restricted to that area and stewards enforce it.
Sandhills station is the nearest rail stop with a matchday shuttle, or it is around forty minutes on foot from the city centre. The site was built without significant parking.
September 2014, at Goodison Park. They have not won on Everton soil in the nine league visits since, taking two draws from those matches.
Sources: Premier League fixture and result records, Everton club ticketing and first-season attendance reporting, Hill Dickinson Stadium venue documentation, Crystal Palace competition records, 11v11 and Sports Mole historical head-to-head data, ESPN and Sky Sports match reports. Attendance and capacity figures are drawn from published match data and the venue's own official records.