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A quick search online reveals the enormous amount of third-party sites offering tickets for the game.

Two of these, Live Football Tickets and Football Ticket Net, have tickets available to buy for both of them, many of them priced at over £1,000, which is way over face value prices.

Both clubs have confirmed that neither of these sites are authorised sellers of its match tickets.



Both argue on their websites that they are marketplaces, with the sellers of tickets responsible for prices.

A notice on Live Football Tickets states: “We're the most trusted secondary marketplace for football tickets.

Prices are set by sellers and may be above or below face value.”

This is a similar message on Football Ticket Net which says: “Football Ticket Net is the world's leading football secondary ticket marketplace.

Prices are set by sellers & may be above or below face value.”

This raises questions on what actions are being taken for Everton and Liverpool supporters who are selling their tickets on for inflated prices on websites such as these.

A spokesperson for Everton said fans should use the ticket transfer functionality or the club’s ticket resale platform if they are unable to attend the match.

If you have been the victim of touting, or have information on unauthorised ticketing activities, you can contact [email protected].

A spokesperson for Liverpool FC referred the ECHO to an announcement last year where the club said it had taken “decisive action against ticket touting, shutting down close to 100,000 fake ticketing accounts, while issuing 75 lifetime bans and 136 indefinite suspensions last season alone.”

They added that neither site are official resellers and warned any supporter caught selling their tickets on Live Football Tickets and Football Ticket Net will be subject to its sanction process.

Liverpool FC says it has taken 'decisive action' on ticket touting(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

In its terms and conditions, Live Football Tickets adds: “Since supply and demand are what drive the prices, today the prices can be low and tomorrow they may be higher, it can always change.

“When purchasing a ticket on our website, you are purchasing a ticket or tickets directly from individuals or companies selling these tickets on the website (the “sellers”).

“We provide services to both the sellers and to you, the buyer, including marketing, search functions, logistics, and transaction services which allow you to safely and securely purchase tickets from sellers.

“Ticket prices on our site are determined solely by the sellers.

Due to supply and demand, tickets may be sold higher than face value - especially for events that are high in demand and/or for which there are no tickets available on the primary market.

In its terms and conditions, Football Ticket Net states: “The price you will be charged is that indicated on the site on the date and time of affecting the purchase.

"The company reserves the right to alter prices of items and/or services as displayed on the site and it may do so at any time even without prior notice.
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