West Brom make request to Sheffield Wednesday amid push for sold-out Hillsborough

Wednesday have slashed ticket prices across all home stands for the game to a regular admission price of £20, with further reductions for concessions. The match, which will bring to an end a long and arduous campaign, is hoped to double-up as a welcoming of new ownership as preferred bidders Arise Capital Partners continue to work towards a target completion date of May 1. The road towards that takeover completion effort continues.

West Brom have been allocated 2,460 tickets in the West Stand upper tier, with a decision yet to be made on the lower tier as Wednesday go about deciphering whether that area of the ground will instead be used by home supporters. The lower tier has routinely been allocated to home fans on big occasion and sell-out days in recent seasons - Wednesday’s final call will be made in due course and informed by home ticket sales.

The Sheffield Wednesday Supporters Trust have outlined the afternoon, which comes with a 12:30pm kick-off, as a ‘Honolulu Wednesday’ in which fans are encouraged to wear Hawaiian fancy dress and bring inflatables along to the game.

A statement read in part: “Through all the frustration, the uncertainty, and the moments when things didn’t feel as they should, one thing never changed. The supporters.

“We stood together. We carried this club when it needed us most. And that unity is something every Wednesdayite should be proud of. Now, looking ahead, this feels like the perfect moment for one last supporter-organised demonstration of togetherness. Not in protest, but in hope. In pride. In support of the next chapter.

“Let’s pack Hillsborough. Every stand. Every seat. Every voice. Let’s create something that reflects exactly who we are and what this club means to us.

“It’s also the perfect chance for first games, for little ones to fall in love with Wednesday, and for the next generation to feel what makes this club different. A sea of Wednesday. Honolulu Wednesday.”