Chelsea Football Club has said this season will see its actions to prevent ticket fraud ramp up.
The English Premier League side has invested in establishing a dedicated ticket audit team to monitor seat usage at games and is introducing digital ticketing this season.
The latter is expected to provide better security and visibility of ticket authenticity.
Last season, 1,393 people were ejected from Stamford Bridge for possession of a touted ticket, while 2,740 membership accounts linked with touted tickets were cancelled, and four arrests were made.
For the 2025-26 campaign, the club has so far identified and blocked more than 350,000 attempted purchases from bots.
Chelsea stated that ticket touting is a shared challenge and has called for increased collaboration.
“No single club can tackle this problem alone,” read a club statement.
“Over the coming months we want to work more closely with the Premier League and other stakeholders to ensure that we are sharing intelligence and going even further where possible to tackle the touts.
“There is a lot of work to be done, but as a club we are committed to keep doing everything in our power to clamp down on this illegal activity day in day out, and to continue collaborating with the relevant authorities.”
Chelsea added that the only legitimate place to buy tickets is through the official club website and “if you purchase tickets from any other website, you are purchasing tickets illegally and should expect to be refused entry”.