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More than 100 fan groups have urged Premier League clubs to freeze home ticket prices for the next two seasons.
For the 2024-25 season, 19 of the 20 clubs in the English top flight raised ticket prices, while 13 also did so for the current campaign, prompting 116 supporter organisations to call for a halt on further increases.
Clubs are being asked to freeze prices for the 2026-27 and 2027-28
Coventry City owner Doug King says the decision to set ticket prices for the Championship game against West Bromwich Albion later this month and the Boxing Day match with Swansea City at £45 is down to the club “optimising where we can optimise”.
Adults will be charged £45, seniors £40 and under-18s £35 to watch the games against the Baggies on 22 November and the Swans on 26 December, both
The cheapest adult ticket for the Benfica match in the Champions League this week was £66 for members and £71 for non-members. By comparison, Arsenal charge a minimum of £78 for their Category A matches, while Tottenham charge £71.
Chelsea sources, when asked by BBC Sport, said their price rises align with English football trends.
They added that fans can access a cheaper rate by purchasing a bundle for all
“The club would like to thank City Matters representatives for the feedback they provide on a range of topics relating to ticketing, and for sharing a broad range of perspectives from the fans they represent,” said City.
The announcement follows further fan criticism for agreeing a global partnership with third-party ticket resale site Viagogo – their ninth partnership with a ticket resale platform.
City were accused of being “tone deaf”
The Football Supporters’ Association has written to the Premier League urging the organisation to support a division-wide ticket price freeze next season, as part of its ‘Stop Exploiting Loyalty’ campaign.
Brentford and Liverpool recently committed to freeze prices, while there have been fan protests at Premier League clubs such as Manchester United, Tottenham and Manchester City in recent weeks.
With many clubs currently deciding ticket prices for next season, the
Liverpool will push ahead with plans for ticket prices to increase by 2% for next season, despite protests from supporters.
Liverpool representatives met the club’s supporters board on Saturday and agreed “more meaningful engagement” is needed over ticket prices.
But the Premier League club stated the 2% increase will “not be reversed”.
The club says it has “paused” plans to