Football grounds in London

London holds more major grounds than any other city in this guide, and they could hardly be further apart: Wembley in the north-west, the Arsenal and Tottenham grounds in the north, Chelsea in the west and West Ham out east in Stratford.

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Grounds in London

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IconicA stand at a soccer ground
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Emirates Stadium

Home of Arsenal in London: nominal capacity 60,704, opened 2006, in the Holloway district.

London60,704
Opened 2006
A stand at a soccer ground
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London Stadium

Home of West Ham United in London: nominal capacity 62,500, opened 2011, in the Stratford district.

London62,500
Opened 2011
A stand at a soccer ground
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Stamford Bridge

Home of Chelsea in London: nominal capacity 40,044, opened 1877, in the Fulham district.

London40,044
Opened 1877
IconicA stand at a soccer ground
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Home of Tottenham Hotspur in London: nominal capacity 62,850, opened 2019, in the Tottenham district.

London62,850
Opened 2019
IconicA soccer stadium before kick-off
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Wembley Stadium

Home of England national team in London: nominal capacity 90,000, opened 2007, in the Wembley district.

London90,000
Opened 2007
Getting around

Transport in London

  • London Underground — Jubilee, Metropolitan, Piccadilly, District, Central, Victoria and Elizabeth lines link every ground in the city.
  • London Overground and National Rail — White Hart Lane, Wembley Central and Stratford all connect to the suburban network.
  • Wembley Park, Arsenal, Fulham Broadway and Stratford are the four stations most used by football visitors.
Planning

A football weekend in London

Two London grounds in one weekend is easy on paper and hard in practice, because a Saturday afternoon and a Sunday afternoon can be four miles or fourteen miles apart. Pick grounds on the same Underground corridor — Emirates and Tottenham on the Victoria and Piccadilly lines, or Chelsea and West Ham, linked by the District line and the Overground — and allow a full two hours between the final whistle and the next kick-off.

Whichever ground you choose, the pattern of the day is the same: travel in with the crowd, arrive at the turnstiles about an hour before kick-off, and leave the return journey until the first surge has cleared. In London that advice matters most at the nearest station to the ground, where the queue builds within minutes of the final whistle.

Before and after

Where supporters gather in London

West End

The default base for visitors, with the widest choice of hotels and bars.

Shoreditch and the East End

A lively alternative closer to Stratford and the Olympic Park.

Paddington and Wembley

Convenient if Wembley is your only match.