How to get cheap football tickets: watch the Premier League without a membership
It can be complicated getting Premier League tickets. Our guide helps you find the simplest, cheapest option to support your team.
With the end of the 2022/23 Premier League season coming up, and the start of the 2023/24 Premier League season on the horizon, you'd think it'd be near impossible to see your favourite football clubs on the pitch, but the RadioTimes.com team know how you can see your top teams, such as Manchester United, in the UK this year.
As always when buying tickets to things you love — theatre shows, concerts, the like — you want to know how to get tickets for as little as possible. When it comes to football tickets, we answer your age old questions: what's the best way to get cheap tickets? Is it possible to get tickets without a membership to your club? And which sites are reliable for buying tickets online?
With the cost of living crisis and inflation still hanging over our heads, the RadioTimes.com team know that every penny counts this year. That's why we endeavour to help you find the cheapest tickets for every occasion, whether it's how to get cheap cinema tickets, how to get cheap concert tickets, or how to get cheap theatre tickets. If there's a way to save money, you'll hear about it from us.
We'll be answering all these questions and more in our guide to grabbing cheap football tickets for the Premier League and Women's Super League. Also, be sure to take a look at how you can secure Manchester United vs Olympique Lyonnais tickets, Championship play-off Final tickets, and FA Cup Final tickets in our handy articles.
For more on football tickets, check out our Premier League tickets guide or take a look at our football section. Alternatively, keep reading for our advice on bagging Premier League tickets without a club membership.
- Buy Premier League tickets without membership at livefootballtickets.com
- Buy VIP Premier League tickets including travel and without membership at travelzoo.com
- Buy Premier League tickets without membership at fanpass.co.uk
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How to get cheap Premier League football tickets without a membership
The Premier League is often described by its advocates as 'the best football league in the world' so tickets are never cheap, but there are more affordable ways to lay your hands on tickets, and some pitfalls to avoid. At least when compared to international tickets, the domestic league can feel relatively affordable...
Firstly, be aware that the cheapest tickets for fixtures will often go to club members at face value. This varies from club to club but tends to be between £40 to £80 in the Premier League for basic non-hospitality tickets.
If you don't have a membership but want to attend a game, you may have to go via re-sale sites. These inflate the price slightly in a bid to make a profit, but you don't have to pay a membership fee to secure your tickets. Hence, if you're going to one or two games rather than attending regularly, the price differential might not actually be that much.
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Unfortunately, tickets for bigger fixtures like the Manchester or North London derbies, for example, would see those resale prices inflated much higher due to the amount of attention the games attract.
Below, we've linked out to some key ticket retailers to help you get tickets without a membership. If you do have a membership, go directly via the club. Also, we always recommend caution when using ticket resale sites but thankfully, in this case, all sites have a 4.4 star rating or above on Trustpilot.
- Buy Premier League tickets without membership at livefootballtickets.com
- Buy Premier League tickets without membership at fanpass.co.uk
Hospitality packages are typically available for a decent amount of time after grandstand seats have sold out. If you don't mind paying a little more, it can also be a great way of getting tickets to last-minute games.
TravelZoo currently has some hospitality packages that include travel and tickets, and sometimes food, for a lower price: see Manchester United vs Chelsea from £134, and Leeds vs Tottenham Hotspur from £234.
Buy VIP Premier League tickets including travel and without membership at travelzoo.com
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How to get cheap football tickets for the Women's Super League
Following England's big win in Women's Euro 2022, we've seen a big increase in interest in WSL tickets. WSL tickets are typically much more affordable than Premier League equivalents, so it's a great way to see football without paying the same high prices.
In the wake of the eventful final, England and Manchester United playmaker Ella Toone said: "I think a lot of people have fallen in love with women’s football this summer. That’s what we set out to do. So hopefully the crowds that we’ve had this summer we can get into our grounds at club level and some more fans at the stadium to be on the journey with us," as reported by The Guardian.
- Buy Tottenham WSL tickets at Tottenham Hotspur's eticketing website
- Buy Arsenal WSL tickets at Arsenal's eticketing website
- Buy WSL tickets for all 2023 Women's Super League games
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