STOKE City are subsidising tickets for their FA Cup quarter-final at Liverpool to try to get a 6,000 travelling army at Anfield.
Liverpool have priced adult away tickets at £35 for the March 18 game, but Stoke are waiving the 45 per cent they are entitled to from sales so they can instead offer the tickets to their own fans for £20.
In the past, ticket prices for cup ties have been mutually agreed between the clubs. However, the rules have changed this season so prices are set by the home club.
Stoke's chief executive Tony Scholes said the club wanted to keep the game affordable.
He said: "We felt that the prices set by Liverpool would put people off with the game being televised live and the kick-off late on a Sunday.
"We also considered the fact it is a pretty expensive time for our supporters because 'early bird' season tickets are going on sale next week."
City have frozen season-ticket prices for the fifth year running and hope to go close to the record 22,000 sales they achieved for this campaign.
Scholes said subsiding FA Cup tickets would give Tony Pulis's side extra support at Anfield as City attempt to make the semi-finals for the second year running.
Other prices for Stoke fans at Anfield will be £15 concessions and £5 juniors.
"Our players will get a lift when they see the entire lower tier of the Anfield Road Stand filled," added Scholes.
Tickets go on sale to platinum plus members tomorrow, platinum members on Saturday and gold members next Monday.
Tickets go on sale to silver members next Wednesday before any remaining tickets go on general sale next Friday.
STOKE'S trip to Tottenham, which was scheduled for March 17, will now be played on Wednesday, March 21 (7.45pm).
The away game at Aston Villa on Monday, April 9 will now kick-off at 5.30pm, while the visit to QPR has been put back to Sunday, May 6 (2pm).
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