The initial 90% of 3,000 tickets for Arsenal away at the Emirates have sold out to Season Ticket Holders with 14+ priority points within a few hours.
The news comes as Liverpool away at Anfield for the first day of the season sold out to Season Ticket holders with 11+ points last week.
The ballot for the remaining 300 tickets at the Emirates will open to Season Ticket Holders at 11 am on Monday 6 August, closing at 11 am on Tuesday 7 August. The ballot will be run on that afternoon, with notifications sent and payment taken from successful applicants that day.
The first five hundred tickets are automatically awarded to away season ticket holders followed by priority for 808 Bond Holders before Priority Point holders finally get their chance.
West Ham say there are less than 2,000 tickets remaining for the home game against AFC Bournemouth at the London Stadium at 3pm on Saturday 18 August.
Hi Sean, I have 13 priority points and but for 10% away ticket allocation would have been able to go Arsenal. Can I ask for your views on this. How can it be fair that my ticket has been taken and been put into a ballot for people that have never been or have low pp. I have built my points up for years along with my father who has Alzheimer’s. He’s only really got a couple of years left of going, and I can see exactly what’s going to happen now. Do you think the club are right to bring this in at the expense of people like myself? This is my hobby and passion being taken away. Should it have been brought in for every game? What’s going to happen to my points now? They are most likely going to dwindle away to nothing.