TASTY OFFER ... Chelsea are cutting prices for
'prawn sandwich' match packages
The same deal normally costs £225 and will also include
early admission and late departure.
Blackburn's visit three days later and the Carling Cup
tie with Bolton on October 28 also offer the knockdown
price.
Chelsea slashed the prices for the Champions League
group match against Porto to £24.50. The ploy paid off with almost
39,500 watching boss Carlo Ancelotti's side win 1-0 in the Group D
opener last month.
It can cost up to £64 for a Premier League game and the
fear is that supporters will not continue to pay big bucks for the
high number of Euro and Prem matches.
The Blues have turned to an outside travel company,
TravelZoo, to flog the cheap deals for fear of upsetting their
regular customers who have already paid top whack for their
matchday experiences.
The Chelsea hospitality package office admitted
yesterday that cheap packages are being sold "to drive the
volume".
A spokesman said: "We have exactly the same package and
exactly the same price for the Bolton Premier League game. "I don't
know if we will do it again but if we do, it will be through
TravelZoo."
Tight times at the Bridge are also reflected in
Chelsea's Carling Cup pricing policy which sees tickets available
all around the stadium for a maximum of £19.50.