Getting match tickets
Hi everyone,
It's gotten a lot more complicated (and expensive!) getting tickets, it seems but I'd value some input. I was a season ticket holder in the 90s and 00s but I now live in Sweden. My 10-year-old has never been to a game and I'd love to get to one this season at the new stadium. I don't want to book flights etc and then end up with no match ticket. I also don't want to end up buying from the zillion unofficial resellers that are around.
I understand that me and my son will need Forever Blue+ membership to get priority general release and/or season ticket holders resales – is that right? Are any tickets making it to general sale? It's steep paying about £100 for Forever Blue+ membership just to be able to then buy a match ticket. Any tips greatfully received.
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2 Posted 14/09/2025 at 18:16:32
The tickets are approx £150 each but they are guaranteed and seats will be together. You do not need to be a member to purchase these and avoid potential disappointment of missing out in the Membership ballot.
I went this route for yesterday's game as I was traveling from Ireland with 2 others, our tickets cost £125 each - a 'free' programme, £10 food voucher and 10% off in the club shop are included in the price. Not cheap but it was our only option.
Just be mindful of games moving for TV and or opposition involved in European competitions. Here's a link to purchase for the remaining matches this season.
3 Posted 14/09/2025 at 20:02:12
I'm in a similar position, not being able to get the match very much these days. I am looking at the Fulham match on 8 November as earliest.
There are six of us in my family who are itching to see the new ground. I am thinking of buying the Forever Blue memberships (times six!!).
Maybe we'll need the plus version to be sure. I just don't know. It would be great if any kind ToffeeWebber could enlighten me a bit.
Good luck with your Quest for tickets
4 Posted 14/09/2025 at 20:17:46
The whole experience was fantastic though and the meal was top notch, not at all what we were expecting.
5 Posted 14/09/2025 at 20:22:16
I offer no guarantees but I used an agency... well in advance it has to be said) and they worked for me.
Cost per ticket for upper north was £190 (£65 - actual cost of ticket)
@Michael Kenrick am I allowed to name names?
Tony @ 1; as stated above, back in June when the fixtures came out and knowing nothing about seat unique I used an agency.
When the 2 tickets finally arrived (phew, not scammed) I just forwarded the email to the wife's NFC capable phone, she clicked on one box marked 'view ticket' and on my phone I clicked on the other.
And 2 technophobe pensioners waltzed in.
6 Posted 14/09/2025 at 21:05:51
On neither time have I been successful.
7 Posted 14/09/2025 at 23:27:35
8 Posted 15/09/2025 at 00:29:23
9 Posted 15/09/2025 at 01:11:22
My son did okay for Brighton. He has Membership + and "won" a ticket in the Upper South for £72.
10 Posted 15/09/2025 at 02:18:59
If Beto keeps being selected the resale prices are bound to drop.
11 Posted 15/09/2025 at 02:31:05
I'm only back twice a year from Asia, so got a Forever Blue+ and entered the ballot for Palace - luckily I was successful, but I'd been watching the hospitality prices as a fall-back.
Would be interesting to know how many memberships there are etc. but I guess the club won't release such info due to the dynamic pricing of the resellers.
12 Posted 15/09/2025 at 09:28:49
Having missed the Villa ballot and then seeing the sold out signs, I was resigned to waiting for my first visit to the stadium.
On Thursday I was online and on the off chance clicked on 'Buy Tickets' on the web site.
I am a Forever Blue member. Logged in, was offered one seat in the South Stand and jumped at it.
(Row 61. If you get there, bring crampons and a rope!)
I also entered the ballot for the Palace game and have been successful, this time even higher, row 63!
As for giving a ticket to a relative. This can be done by forwarding the confirmation and having them open this on their phone. They then save the ticket to their Google Wallet or iPhone equivalent.
13 Posted 15/09/2025 at 16:23:49
I've entered in four Ballots and the only one I got a ticket in was for the 25,000 test event.
I've paid £65, an increase of £30 on last season, and seem to have less chance of a ticket.
I was lucky to attend the Brighton game using a friends ST but at that game noticed at least 3 banks of empty seats - about 20 in each bank - on the West Stand. I couldn't see behind me in the East stand - there may have been more.
I only usually look for one ticket but saw on TPF quite a few had "won" 4 tickets in the ballot.
I DO understand that we need the income that corporate seats can generate but surely there must be a way of releasing those seats if they aren't taken up for a game?
I've got a ticket for the Palace game in the Village Street, which tbf, at £176 for the package, I'm quite happy with, but I cant afford that every game and I'm between 4500 and 5000 on the ST waiting list.
Oh, and now I come to think of it, I haven't received my Membership goody box yet. Has anyone else??
14 Posted 15/09/2025 at 17:50:31
15 Posted 15/09/2025 at 19:25:28
The link below 'Why matches move after fixtures are released' might be useful to some on here when making travel arrangements etc:
Mark, as far as I know there is no 'free' merch this season - thankfully as I had to pay customs charges last season!
16 Posted 15/09/2025 at 19:37:07
Bastards! I still wear my “lucky” socks. Had some good stuff in the past.
17 Posted 15/09/2025 at 19:57:43
18 Posted 15/09/2025 at 21:07:30
Very uncertain right now due to a family situation, but I might get lucky.
19 Posted 15/09/2025 at 21:30:59
Very uncertain right now due to a family situation, but I might get lucky.
20 Posted 16/09/2025 at 12:06:13
Wolves is currently £90. How much is a normal ticket - minimum £65. So this is £25 premium. Free Programme = £4 so now £21 premium. £10 food and drink voucher so now £11 premium. 10% off in the store so genuine N'diaye shirt = £110 so £11 discount meaning now break even.
And that means buy anything more in the shop, go on the stadium tour, and you are up on the deal as well as being guaranteed to get a ticket.
See you there?
21 Posted 16/09/2025 at 12:55:47
Long story short, were now constantly being offered tickets at roughly face value (about £138). That includes all you can drink, food, pre-match entertainment and the chance to meet Everton Legends ™ (met Sheedy, Stubbs, Mountfield already, plus chatted with Tony Bellew and briefly met Pickford!)
Not cheap I know, but when you think that you can literally have unlimited beer or wine, you get some scran and a match programme, it looks pretty good value. If you drink 8+ pints then youre probably up on the deal! 🤣
I reckon well get to go to at least 50% of our home PL games this season, all because of the contacts we made at the first game.
22 Posted 19/09/2025 at 07:59:34
It gives you any official membership number, and so allows season ticket holders who are unable to attend to transfer their ticket to you. A bit like lending your old season card to a mate.
23 Posted 19/09/2025 at 12:40:17
24 Posted 19/09/2025 at 12:55:18
I've transferred my ticket for the West Ham game (bloody Monday night football) to my sister, who has a Forever Blue account
25 Posted 19/09/2025 at 13:20:51
26 Posted 24/09/2025 at 12:01:01
The Fulham game on 8 November is currently £388 for two people.
27 Posted 27/09/2025 at 22:51:10
I pop home from Australia once a year and always try and get a ticket. Are they safe to purchase with?
28 Posted 28/09/2025 at 11:17:00
29 Posted 28/09/2025 at 12:56:22
We used to have 3 STs in Upper Bullens a while back, so a great reunion for us, just hoping Moyes is past his experiments!
30 Posted 28/09/2025 at 22:54:26
31 Posted 30/09/2025 at 14:07:39
It's a nightmare - and the situation is equally as frustrating on the other end of this.
I am a season ticket holder and I live in Seville. I'll get back as many times as I can for the game.
But when I can't...
The club offer me 46 quid per ticket if it goes on the resale, and that pro-rata'd rate is something I had received pretty smoothly in the past seasons at Goodison - in the event that no mates or family members were able to go.
I put my ticket for last night's game up one week early - simply because I couldn't give it to my mates.
The old "meet my Dad at the Dixie statue" days are over - I had to knock back 4 or 5 mates and friends of my brother who wanted to go but couldn't be sent the ticket.
The automated club message on the Forward to a Friend option read: "Unfortunately the person you are trying to send this ticket to is not eligible to accept them... they do not have the correct permission".
Meaning they have a Customer Number but hadn't given £65 for the Forever Blue+, or whatever they need.
And the physical season card option being denied us without just medical reason for not being able to use the phone has left me snookered.
For future games, if anyone on here does have the correct permissions to receive a ticket, gimme a shout.
32 Posted 15/11/2025 at 2025/11/15 : 14:37:44
Hi All - Looking for 1-2 tickets for any upcoming home fixtures. I've seen some on sites such as livefootballtikets.com but not sure how legit these are. Appreciate if anyone can let me know of any available tickets. Thank you.
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1 Posted 14/09/2025 at 17:05:46
I've heard there are ways around it but being a person who wants to live within every single rule, then it's sad when you see so many empty seats, that could have been used by others.
Money, every last penny counts, there is so much legalised touting being taken advantage of by a lot of football clubs nowadays, and it's heartbreaking when you realise how hard it has become to help out fellow supporters, for a man from the dark ages, like myself.
Good luck Benjamin, I hope you find a solution to your problem without it costing you loads of money, mate