{"id":5805,"date":"2023-10-30T20:36:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/5805\/chelsea-offer-free-travel-to\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T20:36:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T17:36:25","slug":"chelsea-offer-free-travel-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=5805","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea offer free travel to fans for Christmas Eve fixture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea offer free travel to fans for Christmas Eve fixture\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea fans traveling to Wolves for the Christmas Eve Premier League match will be offered free transport to and from the match, the London club announced on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The match was originally scheduled for December 23 but was moved to December 24 for a 1 p.m. GMT kick-off, marking the first time a Premier League match will take place on Christmas Eve since 1995.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2013 PL Notes: Chelsea in a bigger mess than Man <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/united\/\"   title=\"United\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">United<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe club is aware that transport options are more limited than usual on this date, as it is a Sunday and also Christmas Eve,\u201d Chelsea said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a token of appreciation to the fans who make this trip, Chelsea <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/football\/\"   title=\"Football\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">Football<\/a> Club will be offering a free trip as a gesture of goodwill to anyone who purchases a ticket.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\"><cite>Getty<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Coaches will be available to book when tickets for matches go on sale, the club added.<\/p>\n<p>The change of date to Christmas Eve was criticized by the club&#8217;s supporters who described it as &#8220;totally unacceptable&#8221;.  The Chelsea Supporters&#8217; Trust said fans attending a match would face problems getting to Wolves on a holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only could this lead to staffing problems at Molineux, but travel times during the holidays will further inconvenience supporters,\u201d he said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s difficult because it\u2019s not easy to change,\u201d Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino said last <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a> of the postponement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to accept that this is England and it\u2019s different to the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even if I&#8217;m not happy, we have to try to be at our best and accept a situation that we cannot change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea offer free travel to fans for Christmas Eve fixture\u060c Chelsea fans traveling to Wolves for the Christmas Eve Premier League match will be offered free transport to and from the match, the London club announced on Monday. 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