Chelsea fans have responded with fury to the ‘eye-watering’ £75 ticket price for their return to Stamford Bridge.

A ballot system will be deployed to dish out the tickets.

But supporters were stunned by the jaw-dropping price tag of £75 for the West Stand seats opposite the dugouts.

Some 1,600 of the 2,000 fans allowed in will have to fork out the fee to watch the Leeds game on December 5.

The other 400 are to be housed behind the goal in the Shed End, where seats cost £40 each.

Leading the furious response were the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust, who stated: “The club, in their wisdom, have decided to charge an eye-watering £75 for the majority of sold tickets.

“The CST is also appalled to learn that this price is the highest that any PL club is charging for tickets.

“At a time of financial uncertainty… the CST believe that this is a clear exploitation of supporter loyalty.”