Baggies fight Wembley price hike

West Bromwich Albion has blocked plans to hike children's and pensioners' ticket prices for their FA cup semi-final.

Fellow semi-finalists Barnsley tried to block concessionary prices for both Wembley clashes on April 5 and 6, it is claimed.

The plan would have meant thousands of fans paying £10 extra for their tickets to see Albion take on Portsmouth on April 5.

But officials at the club resisted Barnsley's efforts to squeeze more cash out of supporters. According to reports West Brom was joined by rivals Portsmouth and Barnsley's opponents Cardiff in their opposition to the price hike.

Albion has already sold more than 11,000 tickets for their clash with Portsmouth. They have been allocated 33,000 seats for the game. A phoneline has been launched today, alongside the on-line ticketing system, for season-ticket holders fans to buy tickets.

Call 0121 525 8141 or 0121 524 3460 or visit www.tickets.wbafc.co.uk