Ticket chaos expected at the women's FA Cup final with 90,000 expected for Chelsea vs Man United

Fans who have bought tickets from unofficial channels for this weekend’s women’s FA Cup final could be denied entry at Wembley as the FA looks to clamp down on touts and ticket re-sale sites.

Sunday’s final between Chelsea and Manchester United — which will be attended by 90,000 supporters — sold out last week but tickets are available to buy on the resale website StubHub, selling for up to three times the face-value price.

One ticket, which the seller claims provides access to a VIP bar, is being sold for an eye-watering £505.

The ticket, which is behind the goal in the East Stand, is listed on Wembley’s official website as a Category 2 ticket with a face value of £25 — 20 times less than the resale price.

A supporter told Mail Sport they purchased three Category 2 tickets through StubHub for £183, nearly three times the original price.

An FA spokesperson told Mail Sport that fans who have bought tickets from re-sale sites risk having them cancelled.

‘All tickets for the Vitality Women’s FA Cup final are issued by The FA and the participating clubs,’ said the FA. ‘We always encourage fans to only purchase tickets for events at Wembley Stadium through the official channels, and we strongly advise against anyone purchasing tickets on the secondary market.

‘We also make every effort to trace tickets that are listed for sale on unofficial channels and, where possible, will cancel these tickets.’ Both clubs were only given an allocation of 8,000 tickets after progressing from their respective semi-finals, meaning many supporters missed out.

This is the first time United’s women’s team have played at Wembley and the first time they have reached the FA Cup final.

Their allocation, which is double what clubs were given for last season’s final, was criticised by manager Marc Skinner.

‘I don’t know how many it is in the men’s game, but to give clubs like Chelsea and Manchester United 8,000 tickets to sell, it’s just crazy in my opinion,’ Skinner said.

The current attendance record for the women’s FA Cup final is 49,094 — set last year when Chelsea beat Manchester City — but that will be broken when the Blues face United on Sunday.

StubHub did not respond when approached for comment.