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Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium branded a ‘shambles’ after Lionesses’ frustration

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Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium hosted the Lionesses on Tuesday evening, but not everything went to plan on Merseyside.

It was a convincing 3-0 victory for Sarina Wiegman’s side in their World Cup Qualifier against Ukraine.

This is just one of the events the Hill Dickinson Stadium will be hosting over the coming weeks and months during the summer.

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General view outside the stadium as fans gather prior to the Premier League match between Everton and Brighton and Hove Albion at Hill Dickinson Stadium
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Everton want to maximise the stadium’s capabilities, but it does appear there are lessons to be learnt from Tuesday’s fixture.

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England supporters slam Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton intend to reinvest their stadium earning into the transfer market through hosting fixtures such as Tuesday night’s World Cup Qualifier.

Revenue from both tickets sold and food and beverage sales will contribute to Everton’s earnings.

However, one supporter took to social media on Tuesday evening to slam the lack of organisation behind the scenes in the south stand concourse.

“@Everton sort it out. One outlet open in south stand, 45 min queues blocking exits and toilets, shambles,” they said.

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General view outside the stadium as fans gather prior to the Premier League match between Everton and Brighton & Hove Albion at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Credit: Getty Images/Clive Mason

There were 26,065 supporters in attendance on Tuesday night, with the south stand services clearly overwhelmed during the half-time interval.

Everton will host the Magic Weekend in a matter of weeks’ time, which will certainly require more open facilities than what fans endured on Tuesday.

Clearly, Everton have got a lot right when it comes to the new stadium, but this is an example of where they are going to have to learn from their mistakes.

Taking to TalkingPoints, a lot of Everton fans have complained about stadium transport links following the first full season on the Liverpool docks.

This is not necessarily something the club can control, but their in-house organisation is certainly something that is expected to be of a higher standard.

Everton want to keep adding to their list of events hosted at the new stadium, which will require improvements on the customer experience of those affected England supporters.