Palace to take action if touting allegations for Man Utd game are true
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Crystal Palace say they will take action against anyone who resold tickets for Sunday's Premier League game with Manchester United at a price above face value, provided they receive evidence of what happened.
Palace gave United an away allocation of 2,687 for the game, which exceeds the Premier League regulations according to the stadium capacity of around 25,000.
However, it has been established Palace also kept back 40 tickets for the away section, which were sold within the club.
Palace privately say this is standard practice and the Premier League are understood to have no issue with it.
Yet there have been allegations from United fans that a pair of these tickets were then bought in paper form for £700. The Premier League caps away ticket prices at £30.
Palace say that while the tickets they sent to United were in digital form, it is not unusual for paper tickets to be in circulation as issues can occur with digital tickets.
United said they would be taking the matter up with Palace, but BBC Sport has been told the Old Trafford club is yet to contact the Premier League about the issue.
Palace have not made a public statement on the matter but privately say if they receive evidence, they will act.