Tens of thousands of Leeds United fans will descend on Wembley for a historic FA Cup semi-final later this month.
Leeds United will end their 39-year wait for an FA Cup semi-final later this month with thousands of fans desperate to watch them at Wembley.
Successful spot-kicks from Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Ao Tanaka, Willy Gnonto and Pascal Struijk secured victory with Lucas Perri denying Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Felipe. The semi-final draw took place immediately after full-time with Leeds drawn against old rivals Chelsea.
Wembley has long been the home of FA Cup finals but since 2008, semi-finals have also been played at the neutral venue. With a capacity of 90,000, the stadium will welcome huge numbers from either side but the split for tickets will not be set at 45,000 each.
A large number of matchday tickets will be allocated to Club Wembley and commercial partners, while other sections will be used as segregation between each set of fans. It was the same for Leeds’ 2023/24 Championship play-off final defeat to Southampton.
That year, Leeds were initially allocated 35,796 tickets before an additional number of restricted view tickets were released closer to matchday. And based on last season’s FA Cup semi-final allocations, it is likely to be a similar number against Chelsea later this month.
How many FA Cup semi-final tickets could Leeds United get?
Last season, the four competing FA Cup semi-finalists were given between 34,000 and just over 36,000 tickets each. However Manchester City only took 27,000 due to their regular trips down for cup finals and increasing costs of tickets and travel. In 2024, Coventry City, Chelsea, Manchester United and City are believed to have been allocated around 34,000 tickets initially.
Those numbers can vary slightly and will be affected by how much space is needed for fan segregation. On Monday, The Mirror reported that police have been placed on ‘high alert’ for the meeting between Leeds and Chelsea due to historic rivalry. There was no major trouble during either Premier League game.
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The report adds that Leeds are ‘expecting’ a ticket allocation of 32,000 but it is likely many more will make the trip down to London. Neither the Whites nor Chelsea have released official ticket details yet while the exact fixture date is yet to be confirmed, although it will take place on the weekend of April 25/26.
Leeds were due to face Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium that weekend but the fixture has been brought forward, as confirmed earlier today. Farke’s side will head down to the south coast on Wednesday, April 22, with kick-off now at 8pm and the game to be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Wembley opponents Chelsea have been given a 24-hour advantage, with their Premier League trip to Brighton now kicking off at 8pm on Tuesday, April 21.
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