19 September 2020

You only sing while you’re watching! Fans just can’t get enough at trial matches

By NewsChain Sport
19 September 2020

The first steps towards readmitting supporters to professional matches in England were taken on Saturday as seven EFL fixtures took part in a pilot scheme, with crowds of up to 1,000 permitted.

Here, the PA news agency looks at some of the best images from those games.

Fans were socially distanced at Bloomfield Road, where Blackpool beat Swindon 2-0 in League One (PA Wire)
Norwich supporters returned to Carrow Road for the visit of Preston in the Championship (PA Wire)
Middlesbrough supporters were pleased to be back at the Riverside Stadium (PA Wire)
Supporters queued sensibly outside The Valley, where Charlton took on Doncaster (PA Wire)
Middlesbrough were rewarded with a late Marcus Browne equaliser against Bournemouth at the Riverside (PA Wire)
Spectators at Forest Green had their temperatures checked before admission to the League Two game against Bradford (PA Wire)
Carlisle beat Southend 2-0 in their League Two pilot match (PA Wire)
Those attending were reminded of the need to wear PPE and maintain safe social distances (PA Wire)
Safety warnings were clear on the concourses at The Valley (PA Wire)
Norwich manager Daniel Farke was pleased to see fans back (PA Wire)
Preston's Ryan Ledson sits on the pitch in front of fans at Carrow Road (PA Wire)
Charlton fans had to wait to leave The Valley row by row in a controlled exit after their League One loss to Doncaster (PA Wire)
Carlisle fans on their seats at Brunton Park (PA Wire)
Charlton fans had to wait to leave The Valley row by row in a controlled exit after their League One loss to Doncaster (PA Wire)
Charlton fans had to wait to leave The Valley row by row in a controlled exit after their League One loss to Doncaster (PA Wire)

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