Assuming fourteen clubs vote at a virtual Premier League chairman meeting for the return of supporters for the final two fixtures of the 2020/21 season later on Friday the club will begin preparations for a ballot of 10,000 supporters on who gets a golden ticket for the Southampton game.
The ballot allocation will be split over Bondholders, Club London corporate members and general season ticket holders.
Bondholders will be able to purchase a ticket from their very small allocation on a first-come-first-served basis.
The club claim ticket allocations are distributed proportionately amongst Season Ticket Holders, Club London members and Bondholders based on the demand for each membership scheme, with allocations assigned to specific areas within the stadium in order to maintain social distancing and the Covid-19 guidance issued by the Sports Ground Safety Authority (SGSA).
2020/21 Season Ticket Holders that paid in full will be entered into a ballot for these tickets.
Supporters who were chosen to attend the Crystal Palace fixture in December, which subsequently changed to being played behind closed doors, will have top priority for the first home match where supporters are permitted to return, followed by all others who were not successful in the ballot for the Manchester United fixture in December 2020. Those who did attend the Manchester United fixture will only be put into the ballot assuming all other supporters have had the option to, and decided against, attending the Southampton game.