20,000 Expected as Blues Face Black Cats in Home Opener - Ipswich Town News
Town are expecting a crowd of around 20,000 for Saturday’s first home game of the season against League One favourites Sunderland.
"It will be a cracking atmosphere on Saturday and the support we had at Burton and the noise the fans made was fantastic. They were worth the entrance money alone,” boss Paul Lambert told the club site.
While the Blues were defeating the Brewers 1-0 at the Pirelli Stadium, the Black Cats were drawing 1-1 with Oxford United in their opening fixture at the Stadium of Light."" The Wearsiders are expected to bring a big following to Portman Road.
As reported last week, Town will no longer have cash turnstiles for home fans, but tickets can be purchased in advance via ITFC Direct, while further details of ticketing this season, including on matchdays, can be found here.
Meanwhile, first-year academy scholar Cameron Stewart won his first Northern Ireland U17s cap as his side were beaten 4-0 by Sweden at their opening game at the Nordic Cup in Denmark yesterday.
The Northern Irish youngsters next face Denmark's U17s on Wednesday and then Finland on Friday. Defender Stewart joined the Blues from Linfield this summer.
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