The decision to issue Liverpool supporters with digital tickets for the Carabao Cup final came after a consultation with Wembley, a local council and the police, according to a leading supporters' group.
The Reds have been allocated just shy of 36,000 tickets for the showpiece final against Chelsea on Sunday, February 25, all of which will be distributed digitally. That decision was reached after Liverpool held talks with Wembley and agreed it would be the best practice to use the same ticketing approach that has been in place at Anfield since 2021.
Meanwhile, the decision to issue Chelsea with paper tickets was also deemed most suitable as the Londoners are yet to implement a digital ticketing system for their home games at Stamford Bridge.
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Clarification of that consultation came from Liverpool's Disabled Supporters' Association after meeting with Brent Council, Wembley and police earlier this week.
"A few of our members have asked why LFC [Liverpool Football Club] will use NFC at Wembley and Chelsea won't," read an LDSA statement. "We met with Brent Council, Wembley and the Police yesterday, and it's at Wembley’s request they do so. The reason Chelsea have paper tickets is down to them not using NFC at Stamford Bridge."
The ECHO understands that there will be extensive support on the ground at Wembley to assist Liverpool supporters in attendance and ensure a day that could end with the Reds clinching a record-extending 10th triumph in the competition runs as smoothly as possible.
On February 9, supporters who were selected from the general admission ballot
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