both clubs received an allocation of approximately 31,000 tickets. cardiff fans would be housed in the east end of the stadium, while liverpool fans were allocated the west end of the stadium. ticket prices were increased from last year's final, with the most expensive tickets costing £90 up £4 from the previous year. the least expensive tickets cost £40, which was £2 more than last year. it was decided that before the match started national anthems would not be played. this decision was made to avoid spectators jeering the anthems, as happened during the 2008 fa cup final between portsmouth and cardiff.