Birmingham get extra 6,490 tickets for EFL Trophy final
Birmingham City have been given more than 6,000 extra tickets for next month's EFL Trophy final against holders Peterborough United at Wembley.The current League One leaders have been handed an additional 6,490 tickets for the game, bringing their total to 43,356 from the original allocation of 36,866.The new tickets are located in category five (£28 for adults) and category six (£20 for adults) on level five in the stadium, blocks 522-527.Tickets will go on sale from 10:00 GMT on Thursday, 13 March.
Blues said, external they would "like to thank the EFL for responding positively to the request" for tickets which they say will "allow as many Bluenoses as possible" to attend.Birmingham reached the showpiece final, to be played on Sunday, 13 April, after beating Bradford City and take on Posh trying to win the competition for a third time, following triumphs in 1991 and 1995.
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