If you’re coming to Deepdale on Boxing Day to watch North End take on Leeds United, check out the following matchday information.
The Gentry Bar
Get in the matchday mood from 10am by visiting The Gentry Bar for drinks and live entertainment.
Doors open – 10am
Fan zone closes – 12.15pm
Fan zone reopens – 2.15pm
Last orders – 4pm
The following list of drinks will be available and live music will be performed before the match by On The Edge.
Birra Moretti
Neck Oil
Strongbow
Wine, Bitter and Cider
Gentry Pale Ale
Dark Fruits Cider
Amstel
Soft Drinks
On top of the offerings inside The Gentry Bar, there will be plenty of food options available outside the ground and from the kiosks on the stadium concourses. Please note, Deepdale is a cashless stadium.
Turnstiles will be open from 11am.
Shuttle Bus
The Tyrers matchday shuttle bus service, which runs from Leyland through Bamber Bridge on its way to the stadium, will run on Tuesday, with timings changed in accordance with the 12.30pm kick-off.
Return tickets for this service cost £6 and fans can simply pay the driver on-board. Full timings for the shuttle bus can be found below:
Leyland Tesco (Stop A – Car Park) – 10.50am
The Railway Pub, Leyland – 11am
Ye Olde Hob Inn, Bamber Bridge – 11.05am
Beam and Brycg Pub, Bamber Bridge – 11.10am
Arrive at Deepdale, Lowthorpe Road – 11.30am
Sell-Out At Deepdale
Tickets for this fixture are now completely sold out, meaning there will be none available to purchase on the day.
Supporters will be able to collect pre-paid tickets from the collection windows at the main ticket office at Deepdale from 9am on Tuesday morning.
Please note, there will be no tickets available to buy on the day and the Invincibles ticket office will not be open.
Fans who have bought tickets for the upcoming Chelsea match can also pick these up on Tuesday.
Love Football, Protect The Game
As confirmed at the end of July, new measures have been taken across all of football to help ensure the sport remains safe and enjoyable for all.
To challenge the totally unacceptable presence of football tragedy abuse, regulation changes and tough new measures have been introduced which will see people who are found guilty of offences face stadium bans and criminal prosecution.
This builds on measures to address dangerous and illegal crowd behaviour which were introduced last year and continue through the 2023/24 season, including bans and reports to the police for activity such as entering the pitch without permission, carrying or using smoke bombs or pyrotechnics and throwing objects – as well as drug use and discriminatory behaviour.
Support For Graham Lee
During the pre-match warm-up, the PNE players will wear t-shirts in support of jockey Graham Lee.
Graham – cousin of North End defender Greg Cunningham – sustained serious injuries last month after falling at Newcastle racecourse.
As a show of support, the PNE squad will wear dedicated t-shirts for Graham, meanwhile a JustGiving page has been set up by Graham’s daughter, Amy, raising money for the Injured Jockeys Fund. You can kindly donate here.
Smoking & E-Cigarettes Not Permitted
The club would like to remind supporters that smoking and the use of electronic cigarettes is strictly not permitted inside Deepdale.
Ground regulations state that “EFL stadia are smoke-free and smoking or the use of electronic cigarettes is not permitted inside the ground.”
As a club, we hope sanctions would not be necessary, although anyone found in breach of ground regulations could be subject to ejection from the stadium.
Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
As part of the club’s #OneNorthEnd campaign and the ongoing commitment to deliver an inclusive environment for all, supporters can choose to wear a Sunflower lanyard at Deepdale to share that they have a disability or condition which may not be immediately apparent.
The free-of-charge lanyards can be collected from the ticket office, and if supporters can’t make it down to Deepdale you can call 0344 856 1966 or email ticketoffice@pne.com.
You can find out more about the campaign – launched at the beginning of this month – by clicking here.
Multi-Faith Prayer Rooms
There are two multi-faith prayer rooms available for home supporters to use at Deepdale both before and during the game.
Supporters can find the Sir Tom Finney Stand multi-faith prayer room between the two block F entry points on the concourse, while another can be found between blocks E and F of the Invincibles Pavilion.
The prayer rooms will be open 90 minutes before kick-off through until full-time.
Flags
Supporters in the Alan Kelly Town End and Sir Tom Finney Family Stand are, as always, invited to pick up a flag from the concourse as they enter the stadium.
However, fans are urged to return the flags to where they were picked up at the end of the match.
Please be aware, the EFL has advised that clubs should not allow flags which represent Israel or Palestine to be brought into the stadium. Any other flag should comply with club protocols and Ground Regulations.
Reporting Abuse, Discrimination & Anti-Social Behaviour
Supporters who witness or hear any abuse, discrimination or anti-social behaviour while at Deepdale can report the incident using the club’s text service.
Fans can text 66777 and messages must start with ‘PNE’ followed by details of the incident. An example of how to use this service can be found below:
“PNE I’m in the Sir Tom Finney Stand, row 10, seat 34. Person sitting directly in front of me shouting racist abuse.”
All incidents can be reported to the club by email on enquiries@pne.com, but fans are strongly advised to use this text service at the time to allow these matters to be dealt with as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Refreshments Service For Disabled Supporters
Those supporters situated on the disabled platforms, and disabled fans on the front row of each stand, are able to place orders before the match for half-time.
Members of staff will come to these supporters to place orders which will be delivered shortly before half-time. Please note, this service excludes alcohol sales due to no alcoholic beverages being allowed inside the stadium bowl.
Please also be aware only card payments can be made for our refreshments service for disabled supporters.