‘Scaling up will be the biggest challenge,’ said Barber. ‘We want to get to that stage as soon as possible, in front of our own fans at Stamford Bridge but we have to be safe, first and foremost.’, Those present had their temperatures checked outside and also consented to track and trace. 2,500 socially-distanced fans allowed... Brighton 1-1 Chelsea: Fans return after coronavirus lockdown... 'F****** hell Frank, when you're losing 3-0 you're not standing up here': Jose Mourinho in touchline row... 'I don't like it at all': Donny van de Beek's furious agent hits out at Manchester United for his client's... Manchester City announce £64m signing of Ruben Dias from Benfica on a six-year contract as centre back vows... 'Players have to get better at that': Frank Lampard admits Chelsea's defensive lapse against Tottenham was... Fight club! The club handled it all well. Chelsea hammered QPR 7-1 in a friendly at Stamford Bridge, as USMNT star Christian Pulisic featured for the Premier League side. There are snagging points to overcome, however, if live sporting events are to throw the doors open again. ‘It was a great atmosphere, to the ironic cheer when the linesman made a mistake and then singing, “Can you hear the Chelsea sing”. Tottenham have made it clear that they are keen to use their 62,000-seater stadium for test events, though it is difficult to reach White Hart Lane without using public transport and the prospect of large crowds cramming on to trains and buses will be an issue to overcome, as it will be at Wembley. Yet tomorrow they face Brighton away in their first pre-season friendly ahead of the 2020/21 season. Both competitions are at the semi-final stage. The TV have done a great job with the dubbed-on crowd noise but there are some things you just can’t replicate. The comments below have not been moderated. The Football Association are now trying to stage the finals of last season’s FA Trophy and FA Vase before a crowd of 10,000 at Wembley which has a capacity of 90,000. Our fans were fantastic. Thiago Silva may use it to get minutes ahead of a debut. Brighton vs Chelsea LIVE! They all signed medical questionnaires and agreed to track and trace, observed social distancing and wore face coverings at all times except when they were in their seats. ‘I went with three others. Chelsea have only just played against Brighton in their first Premier League game of the new season last night, but they are set for another match today. © 2016 Chelsea News. Next time I would look for two seats behind the other two to be closer, but there was still interaction. Bitton, Consett, Corinthian and Hebburn Town still contest the Vase. 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Hakim Ziyech also featured for the Blues… Other clubs have told the Government that they, too, would like to be involved in the pilot schemes as live sports search for a safe and practical way to restore the live audience. The whole football economy depends on it. Here there were no Chelsea fans allowed. But it was enjoyable, like a big release for everyone. Timo Werner scored his first goal for Chelsea in a pre-season friendly against Brighton at The Amex. — Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) September 14, 2020. They are keen to host more test events and scale up the operation after a crowd of 2,500 returned to watch Saturday’s pre-season friendly against Chelsea. The only hiccup concerned children who arrived without photo ID but it was a problem easily solved and Brighton will stage a formal debrief this week. Brighton encouraged fans to travel by car and made enough areas available for vehicles to be parked in every other space. Hakim Ziyech also featured for the Blues…. It felt like a privilege to be there and we all felt we were representing the football family.’. The league champions take on the cup winners and the matches are usually... It’s the clash of the Titans between Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Fans returned to English football for the first time in almost six months at the Amex Stadium this afternoon as Brighton and Chelsea drew 1-1. 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