All clubs in the top two tiers of English football can apply to operate licensed safe standing areas next season, the government has announced.

Cardiff, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham took part in a safe standing pilot in the second half of last season.

Now Brentford, QPR and Wolves are set to join those clubs in offering designated areas for both home and away fans from the start of the next season.

Wembley will also offer limited safe standing for fans from both sets of clubs at domestic matches later in the season, the government said.

The pilot scheme marked a reversal of the 30-year rule requiring all-seater stadiums.

Stadiums in England’s top two leagues have had to be all-seater since laws were introduced in 1989, in the wake of the Hillsborough disaster.

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