London Stadium has issued an apology after it emerged that a number of seats were missing at the venue for the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Bournemouth on Sunday.
The game was West Ham’s first league fixture at its new home, which served as the centrepiece of London’s staging of the summer Olympic Games in 2012.
Throughout the match, some fans were forced to sit on concrete slabs on the very back rows of the stadium after being allocated seat numbers that did not exist.
Stadium operator LS185 said the error was its own, and not the fault of West Ham. The club confirmed that the 56 supporters affected would be compensated.
LS185’s statement read: “London Stadium wish to apologise to those West Ham United season ticket holders who were unable to sit in their allocated seats for Sunday’s Premier League match against AFC Bournemouth.
“An error in administration meant that a small number of supporters had to use alternative seats after the issue was recognised by our event stewards. All affected seats will be re-installed as a matter of priority ahead of Thursday’s Uefa Europa League match with Astra Giurgiu.”
The stadium operated at a capacity of 57,000 for the game, which West Ham won 1-0. The club hopes the capacity will be increased to the intended 60,000 as soon as possible.
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