Following security concerns considered by the Safety Advisory Group, the club are undertaking a range of security measures, which includes tighter controls of the sale of home tickets.

Tickets for the game, which takes place at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday 5 November, will now be sold as follows:

Season ticket holders can now buy their own seat until 5pm on Wednesday 16 October.

On Thursday 17 October, as per the ticketing policy, season ticket holders who have not purchased a seat will be able to purchase any remaining seat that has not been taken by a fellow season ticket holder in the reservation period.

Tickets will be sold to members on a loyalty point basis from Friday 18 October. The number of loyalty points required will be announced on Thursday 17 October.

Tickets will now not go on general sale.