Leeds United have been given an additional 2,000 seats for the final day of the season game against the Blues at Portman Road on Sunday 5th May (KO 12.30pm) following meetings involving the club, the police and safety advisors.

Town say they have been inundated with requests for tickets from Leeds supporters with the game potentially seeing the Whites return to the Premier League.

The West Yorkshiremen were handed an initial allocation of 2,000, which led to protests from their supporters, who were given 5,000 seats for the corresponding game last season.

“We have been aware of the demand from Leeds fans to attend the game and we have had communication from the EFL on the matter but we felt it wasn’t something that could be discussed until we were relegated,” Town club secretary Stuart Hayton - who previously held the same position at Elland Road - told the official website.

""“We needed to ensure that we could cover the demand to attend the game from our own fans first and that could have increased if our fate went down to the last game of the season.

“Having met with the Safety Advisory Group in an emergency meeting today and spoken to the police, it was felt that it was beneficial on safety grounds to allocate the upper tier of the Cobbold Stand to Leeds fans.

“We sincerely apologise to our supporters for the inconvenience caused in having to be moved to other parts of the stadium and hope they understand the reasons for this late decision. It’s not one we have taken lightly.”""

Cobbold Stand season ticket holders or supporters who have purchased a match ticket in the stand will be asked to choose a seat elsewhere in the stadium with details sent to them in the next few days.

Leeds currently sit second in the Championship, four points behind leaders Norwich and three in front of Sheffield United in third.

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Facefacts added 10:59 - Apr 17 Roll of Shame.. Big Club vs Little Club 1990 was in the FA Cup, when we used to try our best in the FA Cup, we had respect for it, Jason Dozzell scored the winner. Great win but scary. Yes, 2007 - Glad I wasn't there but remember being angry that the referee disallowed our winning goal too, because he was too scared to give it. I think this was around 5.30pm when he restarted and played the last few minutes, as Leeds had invaded the pitch to stop the game and try to get the game abandoned after the Alan Lee equalizer. Our fans at the ground were probably too terrorised to complain. 2019 - 8K to 10K Leeds fans will be in the town, that cannot be stopped. They have to be given upper tiers for fear of pitch invasion. So seats may get thrown down from upper to lower tier. We may as well cash in, but what happens if the referee can see no excuse for disallowing us a goal, and this stops them getting automatic promotion? Payback time. They have a terrible record at PR, too.

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