It was October 2006 when Arsenal’s ’Emirates stadium’ was offically opened. And it was a big opening for sure. England’s king, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh opened the stadium, since his wife and UK Queen Elizabeth II was ill. At the time of the opening, the new stadium was the thrid in England, after Wembley (90.000) and Manchester United’s Old Trafford (74.197). Fast forward to 2025, and almost 20 years later, the Emirates stadium is now in sixth place with it’s 60.704 seating capacity. And the club plans to upgrade things soon, but expending the stadium.🚨 Arsenal are mulling over which way to expand the Emirates Stadium after being presented with a variety of options by an architectural design firm. An increased capacity would likely require approval by the Islington Council, as well as Transport for London. 🏟️ [@IsaanKhan_] pic.twitter.com/dzXglhgyWU— afcstuff (@afcstuff) March 13, 2025 As revealed by Daily Mail, the Gunners’ brass decided to get back to the top three spot, but the cost and project time length are major factors for the north London club when it comes to the available options, as well as how the chosen route would impact the surrounding area. During the last 20 years, their London rivals, who certainly cannot compete with Arsenal in terms of trophies won have surpassed the Gunners with their new stadiums. Tottenham Hotspur’s new ground with 62.850 capacity is third lagest in the country (or the second, as Wembley is not used every week), while West Ham’s stadium can be as full as 62.500. Liverpool are also ahead with their new 61,276 seater and Manchester City is rebuilding it’s North stand which will increase the capacity to over 60.000. Let’s not forget that both Manchester United and Newcastle United are in the process of getting a new stadium (100.000 and 62-65.000 grounds) so a necessity for increased capacity is visible.With family in shambles, they’re building the biggest house in the worldIt’s understood that Arsenal were approached about hosting Euro 2028 games, but declined. The Emirates has instead chosen to free up the June 2028 calendar for events and concerts. Money will be needed for work on at least Holloway Road underground station to increase its capacity. he topic of expansion first arose in an ESPN interview with Arsenal co-chair Josh Kroenke in July.“The internal conversations are starting to occur about the stadium. It is not an easy renovation, but we see the possibilities of what’s there“ he said back then. It seems that time has come for such a decision.PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHDAY 29 SaturdayEverton – West Ham 1-1 (0-0)/O’Brien 90+1 – Soucek 67/Ipswich – Nottingham Forest 2-4 (0-3)/Cajuste 82, Hirst 90+3 – Elanga 37,41, Milenkovic 35, Silva 87/Manchester City – Brighton 2-2 (2-1)/Haaland 11 pen, Marmoush 39 – Estupinan 21, Khusanov 48 og/Southampton – Wolves 1-2 (0-1)/Onuachu 75 – Larssen 19, 47/Bournemouth – Brentford 1-2 (1-1)/Janelt 17 og – Wissa 30, Norgaard 71/Sunday16:30: (1.85) Arsenal (3.70) Chelsea (4.60)16:30: (2.10) Fulham (3.60) Tottenham (3.60)22:00: (4.50) Leicester (3.50) Man.Utd. (1.83)***odds are subject to change***