How Premier League clubs plan to distribute match tickets

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Arsenal: First home game with fans v Rapid Vienna, December 3, 8pm Confirmed on Thursday they would not be running a ticketing ballot for the game but on a first-come, first-served basis from 9am today [on Saturday] for Gold and Premium Members who registered for their ballot process in September. Said tickets would be priced between £4.15 and £45. Also said there would be a ballot for their Premier League game against Burnley on December 13, with more information to follow. Brighton & Hove Albion: First home game with fans v Southampton, December 7, 8pm Confirmed on Friday a random ballot would take place of season-ticket holders and 1901 Club members in the same ratio as a normal Premier League game. Said tickets would be priced between £4.73 and £115. Chelsea: First home game with fans v Leeds United, December 5, 8pm Issued a statement on Thursday saying they would provide more information about their plans at the earliest opportunity. Crystal Palace: First home game with fans v Tottenham Hotspur, December 13, 2.15pm Announced on Thursday that they were working through the logistics of allocating tickets and aimed to confirm arrangements next week. Everton: First home game with fans v Chelsea, December 12, 8pm Confirmed on Thursday they would hold a ballot of season-ticket holders and hospitality members, with details of the process to be communicated in the coming days. Likely to join Liverpool in restricting tickets to those living in the city’s Tier 2 region. Fulham: First home game with fans v Liverpool, December 13, 4.30pm Confirmed on Friday any tickets for reduced-capacity games would be allocated via a ballot, saying season-ticket holders would be given priority and seasonal hospitality guests would be contacted in due course. Liverpool: First home game with fans v Wolverhampton Wanderers, December 6, 7.15pm Confirmed on Friday that tickets available for their first game with fans would be restricted to those living in the city’s Tier 2 region. Also announced a ballot would take place to allocate those tickets, which would be restricted to season-ticket holders or official members with 19 credits from the 2018-19 Premier League season. 75 per cent – 1,500 – of those tickets would be for general admission, with the other 500 going to hospitality supporters, players and to meet contractual obligations. Said an adult general admission ticket would cost £44.92.

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