Report: Hammers suffer slow Chelsea uptake
The Sun claims fans have turned their backs on the match despite a pricing policy which has made tickets available for as little as £20 for adults and £10 for children.
But the ‘paper claims that over 10,000 seats remain unsold for a game which many feel is the first real test of security and stewarding at the Stratford ground.
Chelses have received 5,200 tickets for the match, 500 less than the usual allocation of 10 per cent for away teams, to ensure adequate segregation is in place for the night match.
The paper claims thousands are available following season ticket holders getting first refusal and Claret members havbing taken up their option.
There remain ten days before the match, and despite the slow initial uptake the club are reported as being comfortable at the level of sales.
And given that 40,000 turned out for the Accrington Stanley match it’s likely there will be a late surge in sales.