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Everton chief slams lack of final tickets

Everton supporters could be forced to buy tickets from touts for their FA Cup Final with Chelsea, according to the club's chief executive Robert Elstone.

The Toffees have been allocated just 25,109 tickets for the match in the 90,000-seater stadium.

That's over 5,000 less than their semi-final win against Manchester United. Unhappy Elstone said: "It is clear to us that 25,000 is a hugely inadequate figure. It is inevitable that too many tickets will end up in the wrong hands.

"The allocation to both Everton and Chelsea is not only too small it is, sadly, hopelessly inadequate and will drive ticketless supporters towards the touts.

"We really feel for our fans. It is a smack in the face for everything we are trying to do."

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