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Where St James' Park ranks in Premier League capacity race with rivals plans under way

Newcastle United's St James' Park and (below from left), Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, Leeds United's Elland Road and Old Trafford, home of Manchester United

Newcastle United's St James' Park and (below from left), Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, Leeds United's Elland Road and Old Trafford, home of Manchester United

Newcastle United supporters continue to wait patiently for news about future stadium plans . . . as their Premier League rivals make strides off the pitch. are currently weighing up whether to expand St James' Park or build a new stadium which would allow for more scope when it comes to attendances and bringing in revenue away from matchdays.

It's a difficult process to get right, with United restricted over any plans for the East Stand due to listed buildings close to the existing site. Meanwhile, is now ranked as only the seventh biggest in the Premier League - and will drop a place should West Ham win promotion from the Championship.

Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium is now ahead of Newcastle's famous old ground, while Aston Villa, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest are embarking on ambitious rebuilds, and Chelsea continue to examine options for a new purpose-built stadium.

Here's where St James' Park currently ranks among the grounds, and which of their rivals plan to increase their capacities in the near future.

Manchester United have ambitious plans for a new 100,000-seater stadium as part of the Trafford Wharfside development, but that is still some way down the line. Critics feel Old Trafford has seen better days, but it's still comfortably the largest capacity in the Premier League 1 of 20

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