Liverpool and Chelsea fans face £100 fines if caught drinking alcohol outside Wembley

Chelsea and Liverpool fans have been warned they face a £100 fine if caught drinking alcohol outside Wembley when the two sides meet in the EFL Cup final.

Wembley plays host to Chelsea and Liverpool meeting in Sunday’s showpiece event which will have a 90,000 full capacity crowd in attendance but the EFL has confirmed Olympic Way and the surrounding areas will be a no-street drinking zone.

An EFL statement read: ‘Supporters attending Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final at Wembley are being advised that a no street-drinking zone on Olympic Way and surrounding areas will be in operation ahead of the match.

‘There will still be a wide range of bars, pubs, fan zones and restaurants available to enjoy in Brent before the game – you can find further details here.

‘The ban on street drinking in public will be enforced by a team of officers from Brent Council, Wembley National Stadium, Wembley Park, The Metropolitan Police Service, Transport for London and the British Transport Police with fans being required to hand over their alcoholic drinks or face a £100 fine.

‘The Carabao Cup Final, featuring Liverpool and Chelsea, is expected to be played in front of nearly 90,000 spectators, which will be the first time in two years Wembley Stadium has welcomed a full capacity crowd.’

It’s not known exactly why a no street-drinking zone has been put in place but police will be keen to avoid a similar situation unfolding to the chaotic scenes that took place at Wembley for England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy last summer.

An estimated 250,000 fans were on the periphery of the stadium before kick-off and hundreds, possibly thousands, took down barricades and stormed past security to enter the stadium without tickets.

UEFA subsequently punished