Premier League’s 20 stadiums combine historic homes with major redevelopment
The Premier League’s 2026/27 stadium guide highlights grounds ranging from Arsenal’s 60,704-seat Emirates Stadium to Bournemouth’s 12,357-capacity Vitality Stadium. Several venues are being expanded or redeveloped, while Coventry’s arena is hosting top-flight football for the first time after the club’s return to the Premier League.
The Premier League’s 2026/27 season will be played across 20 stadiums that vary widely in age, capacity and design, according to a guide published on the league’s website. The grounds include historic venues that have hosted their clubs for more than a century, as well as newer facilities built or redeveloped in recent decades. Several stadiums are also undergoing work that will alter their capacities.
Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, the club’s home since 2006, has a capacity of 60,704. It replaced Highbury, where Arsenal had played for 93 years. Six bronze statues outside the ground honour Arsenal figures including Tony Adams, Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Herbert Chapman, Arsene Wenger and Ken Friar.
Villa Park has been Aston Villa’s home since 1897, but its capacity has been reduced to 36,887 for the current season because the North Stand is closed for redevelopment. The completed project is expected to take capacity above 50,000. Villa Park has hosted 55 FA Cup semi-finals, including replays.
Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium is the smallest ground in the division, with a current capacity of 12,357. Redevelopment is expected to increase that figure to about 20,200. The ground opened in 1910 as Dean Court and adopted its current name in 2015.
Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium, opened to the club in 2020 after its departure from Griffin Park, holds 17,250 spectators. Brighton’s American Express Stadium has a capacity of 32,176, while Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge holds 40,044. Coventry City’s 32,609-capacity arena is hosting Premier League football for the first time in 2026/27 after the club returned to the top flight following a 25-year absence.
The guide also records the histories and features of grounds including Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace’s home since 1924.
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