Chelsea charging eye-watering £12,500 for ONE TICKET to final two Prem games – £139 per minute of action
CHELSEA have angered fans by charging an extraordinary £12,500 for ONE TICKET for their final two home games of the season against Liverpool and Manchester United.
The staggering prices for the club’s VIP dugout experience are a new record for the Premier League – and will cost punters £139 for every minute of action on the pitch.
Chelsea caused outrage last season by charging a then-record £5,000 for a Premier League game against United, but have dug in by more than doubling the price for their most expensive games this year.
Liverpool are due to visit Stamford Bridge on Saturday 3 May for a game that could see Arne Slot‘s side win the title.
The date and kick-off time is likely to change however, due to requests from broadcasters.
The United game is on the last day of the season on Sunday 18 May and the most expensive ticket will again be priced at £12,500.
Chelsea are also selling tickets behind the away dugout at Stamford Bridge aimed at Liverpool and United fans for £7,500 for both matches.
Most tickets for the 136-seat Dugout Club are priced at between £2,000 and £3,000 per person per game.
But the visit of Tottenham for a midweek game at the start of April will cost £6,000.
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust labelled the prices as “eye-watering” and “unaffordable.”
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The fans want Chelsea to use the extra money to keep costs down for ordinary supporters.
“The Dugout Club seats for the Man Utd and Liverpool games will bring in around £1.2million in extra revenue,” a spokesperson told SunSport.
“This is an eye-watering amount of money and is totally unaffordable for the average Chelsea supporter.
“Record-breaking premium pricing has increased the club’s revenue and this must be considered when deciding future general admission ticket prices.”
The Dugout Club was introduced by Chelsea’s owners last season as way of making money from an area of the ground where players’ families and friends have traditionally been seated.
While billed as a VIP experience the Dugout Club is not a purpose-built dining area such as those at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Etihad Stadium, where fans can get a view of the tunnel whilst eating their pre-match meal.
At Chelsea, the seats are located directly behind Enzo Maresca’s dugout close to where non-playing members of the squad often sit.
As part of the package fans get the opportunity to watch both teams warm-up from pitch-side in the company of a former Chelsea player, and the chance to meet current players after the game in a media area.
In addition, pre and post-match food and drink is provided from three hours before kick-off.
Chelsea’s position is that while expensive, the tickets are not aimed at ordinary fans.
Chelsea ratings vs Wolves: Chalobah back with a bang but Sanchez drops 2/10 horror show
By Lloyd Canfiel
CHELSEA made sure to send their fans home happy on Blue Monday thanks to inspired performances from their defenders.
Goals from Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella and then a Noni Madueke finish created by the returning Trevoh Chalobah covered up a pretty quiet attacking display and a mistake from their goalkeeper.
Lloyd Canfield rates how Blues’ stars got on against Wolves…
Robert Sanchez – 2
Up to his usual tricks when passing out from the back, gifting it to the Wolves attack waiting to pounce on a mistake.
That was before he dropped an in-swinging corner, gifting Wolves an equaliser before half-time.
Reece James – 9
Was tasked with arguably the hardest job of the night, stopping Wolves’ threatening left side of Ait-Nouri and Cunha, the latter of whom he dominated throughout the game.
Was strong defensively, always stepping in with a tackle at the crucial moment and drove the team forwards well too, always offering a shot with his lethal long-range efforts.
Tosin Adarabioyo – 8
Continued his impressive hot-streak in front of goal of late as he reacted first to a loose ball in the box and finished like a striker.
The ‘Uncle’ of the Chelsea side at just 28-years-old had another game to be proud of.
Trevoh Chalobah – 9
His first game back in a Chelsea shirt after being recalled from his loan at Crystal Palace couldn’t have gone much better.
The fans chanted his name throughout as he proved strong in the air and imperial across the ground.
Slide tackles, blocks, headed assists, the lot. Trev had it all but a clean sheet tonight and a goal to his name tonight (Which he could’ve had as well).
Marc Cucurella – 8
Solid defensively and came up with a crucial goal to restore Chelsea’s lead.
A great right-footed finish as he was falling to the floor saw the Spaniard prove why he is so good inverting from fullback.
Moises Caicedo – 7
Started brightly, putting a bad game last time out behind him and was back to the Caicedo that Chelsea fans have loved this season.
Recovered well from what looked like a nasty tackle to put in a good a strong second-half performance too.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 6
A rare Premier League start offered KDH to show what he can do, and maybe put himself in the shop window for a January move.
Was combative in midfield, and his flick for Marc Cucurella’s goal proved why he can be a threat in the Premier League as he was in a great position.
Noni Madueke – 8
A quiet first half was met by a wicked second half in which we saw the same Noni Madueke we saw in the reverse fixture after his infamous Instagram mistake.
He was Chelsea’s most dangerous attacker on the night, with a great cross leading to Marc Cucurella’s goal, before stealing in to head home Chelsea’s third of the night.
Cole Palmer – 4
The ice cold superstar we’ve become accustomed to seeing seemed a bit off the boil tonight.
He came under a few more nasty tackles and seemed a bit put off by that after carrying an injury in the week.
Pedro Neto – 4
Was jeered and booed by the visiting fans of his former club throughout the game.
Despite some dangerous running, he failed to really create anything meaningful and looks better on the right-hand side.
Nicolas Jackson – 5
Had one good run in the first half, but was otherwise pretty quiet.
He did improve in the second half, as his hard work won the free-kick which Chelsea added their third goal from and he did put the ball in the back of the net, only for the linesman to rule it out as offside.
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Jadon Sancho (Pedro Neto, 62) – 6
Chelsea instantly looked better when he came on.
Just seems to add a layer of control to the Blues on the wing, and showed more of the flair and good feet we’ve been getting used to from him here.
Axel Disasi (Reece James, 78) – 5
Fans weren’t best pleased with him simply coming on, and would’ve preferred to see Josh Acheampong.
That said, he did nothing wrong.
Malo Gusto (Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, 78) – 6
Did well in the few minutes he had to play, nothing spectacular but was solid on the left side.
Tyrique George (Noni Madueke, 83) – 5
Wasn’t given enough time to make a meaningful impact on the game.
Joao Felix (Cole Palmer, 83) – 5
Wasn’t given enough time to make a meaningful impact on the game.
The Dugout Club is also used by Chelsea’s owners to entertain A-list guests.
Hollywood star Gerard Butler and model Cara Delevingne both watched matches from there last season.
Chelsea’s general admission prices went up for the first time in 13 years this season, but the increases have been relatively modest for season-ticket holders.
The cheapest adult season-ticket costs £787.50 – making one ticket for the Dugout Club equivalent to almost 16 seasons of watching Chelsea from the cheap seats.
Chelsea have also been criticised by fans for converting general admission seats into corporate areas.
As a result of the high prices charged in these areas, no matches at Stamford Bridge have sold out this season.