FA beef up security as ticketless Scotland fans descend on capital for England tie at Wembley

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Giuseppe Muro10 November 2016

The FA are confident there will be no trouble at Wembley tomorrow night, despite 13,700 Scotland supporters descending on the national stadium.

Scotland fans have been allocated an extra 7,000 tickets for the World Cup qualifier and thousands more are expected to travel to the capital without tickets.

The first competitive match between England and Scotland for 17 years has been given the highest possible security risk rating by police because of the rivalry between the home nations and FA chiefs are confident the measures in place will stop any threat of trouble.

There will be increased policing and stewarding and supporters will be segregated inside the ground.

Scotland had an original allocation of just under 7,000 but they will have around 15 per cent of the 90,000 Wembley crowd after the FA provided extra tickets. That decision was taken because of the high demand but also because of segregation perimeters at Wembley.

Away fans must have exclusive turnstiles and the structure of the stadium means a section would have been left empty if Scotland had been allocated fewer tickets.

There will be stringent bag searches at Wembley but there will be no ban on alcohol, which is in line with UEFA rules.

The game sold out within hours, mainly to the members of the England Supporters Club, so any Scotland fans travelling without tickets are unlikely to end up in the home end. The Scottish FA have said they will reciprocate the large away allocation for the return fixture in Glasgow next June.

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