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 seasons, share data on ticket pricing and policies with supporters, and hold discussions with fans over future pricing.
A letter published on the Football Supporters’ Association website, external reads: “Rising prices are making it harder for regular fans, especially younger generations and working-class communities, to attend matches.”
It also highlights the challenges posed by kick-off times being changed to suit television broadcasters, adding: “Matchdays have never been harder to plan for, or more expensive to attend.”
It goes on to say that clubs need to “stop the arms race” over ticketing and that “£3bn transfer windows, soaring agent fees and record wages won’t be paid for by increases in ticket prices. We understand the commercial realities – but that’s exactly why we need to halt the increases and work together on a more-balanced approach”.
The document also described an existing £30 cap on away tickets as a “landmark agreement” which has proved ticket price costs could be assessed.
The Chelsea Supporters Trust – one of the signatories of the letter – added: “After two consecutive years of above-inflation ticket hikes that have hit supporters hard, the message is clear: Chelsea must now halt further home ticket price increases.
“By co-signing this statement, we are standing up for a Stamford Bridge that remains accessible, inclusive and alive with the supporters who make Chelsea what it is – today and for generations to come.”
