Ten EFL Clubs will be permitted to admit spectators into Sky Bet League matches this weekend as part of the ongoing ‘return of fans’ pilot programme.
As per the current guidance, crowds will be capped at a capacity of 1,000 as discussions continue with the Government about return for supporters’ in greater numbers post 1st October, 2020.
The move to extend the programme follows a successful pilot staged at Cambridge United last week when fans were in attendance at a professional football match for the first time since March.
The confirmed games for the weekend of 19/20 September are as follows:
Championship
Luton Town v Derby County
Norwich City v Preston North End
Middlesbrough v AFC Bournemouth
League One
Charlton Athletic v Doncaster Rovers
Blackpool v Swindon Town
Shrewsbury Town v Northampton Town
Hull City v Crewe Alexandra
League Two
Forest Green Rovers v Bradford City
Carlisle United v Southend United
Morecambe v Cambridge United
On Tuesday morning, the EFL sent an email inviting clubs to apply to stage a limited number of pilot events by 2pm that day.
We have been in regular consultation with the Safety Advisory Group for St Andrew’s and they have confirmed that staging of a pilot game this weekend would not be possible. Birmingham is also subject to local lockdown measures which would also have stopped a pilot game taking place this weekend.
We at Coventry City are pleased to see some fans able to return to matches in the EFL.
We wish those Clubs and their supporters well in the staging of games, and will monitor these games in the hope that Sky Blues fans will also be able to return soon.
We will continue to keeps fan updated as the situation develops.