Chelsea given additional FA tickets for semi-final

Chelsea have introduced a ticket promotion for their FA Cup semi-final, with hundreds of seats still available to season-ticket holders and members.

At Wembley Stadium on Sunday, additional tickets are available together. Supporters are also being allowed to purchase up to three tickets, rather than the usual one.

Some supporters suggested this was due to a lack of demand but Chelsea have explained the new tickets have been acquired through the Football Association (FA).

Any member who has held their membership since 5 April can purchase a ticket, even if they have never attended a Chelsea match before.

Chelsea have been on a five-game losing run without a goal — their worst such sequence since 1912 — which was extended by Tuesday night's 3-0 defeat at Brighton.

Leeds were also granted a small additional allocation and have sold out their tickets twice over. The Yorkshire club contesting their first FA Cup semi-final since the 1986–87 season.

The match is also steeped in history since the 1970 FA Cup final, infamously dubbed one of the dirtiest matches in the competition's history and sparked a North-South rivalry between the two clubs.

Among the touting companies that could profit is Vivid Seats, which is part-owned by Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly, and is already selling seats for up to £1,705.