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Gate Guide: Bolton

Thursday, January 24th 2019

All you need to know ahead of City's Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round home tie with Bolton Wanderers (Friday, January 25th, 7.45pm KO).

Here’s your easy guide for what to expect, if you’re heading to BS3.

ORDER OF EVENTS

9am - Bristol Sport Store open

5pm - Matchday Ticket Office open (phone lines open from 9am-5pm)

5pm - Sports Bar open

5pm - Fan Village open

5.45pm - Turnstiles open

6.45pm - Team announcements

7.30pm - Warm-up

7.45pm - Kick-off

8.30pm - Half-time

8.45pm - Second half begins

9.30pm - Full-time

STADIUM

The South Stand, Dolman Stand and Lansdown Stand will be open for home supporters, including the Lansdown Upper tier and Family area.

The Atyeo Stand will play host to Bolton fans.

Stadium wide free WIFI is also available.

BABY CHANGING FACILITIES

Changing units are now installed in the following areas:

  • West stand concourse disabled toilet next to W10/11
  • West stand concourse ladies toilet next to W10/11
  • West stand 2nd floor, Lansdown restaurant disabled toilet at the VIP1 end
  • West stand 3rdfloor, disabled toilet at the VIP1 end
  • West stand upper tier disabled toilets on each end of concourse have one unit per toilet
  • Heineken lounge disabled toilet 
  • South / west corner disabled toilet next to A8
  • Coffee shop
  • Disabled toilet by Dolman lounges

TICKETS

The match is pay on the day for home supporters only. To purchase a ticket, call Supporter Services on 0117 963 0600 (option one).

Alternatively, the Matchday Ticket Office - adjacent to the Atyeo statue - will be open from 5pm until just after kick-off.

SECURE YOUR SEAT

PROGRAMMES

As well as the usual selling points, programmes - which work exclusively with the new, free to download Bristol City app and will be available for purchase in S2, S3 and D1 concessions. Price: £2.

FAN VILLAGE

The Fan Village will be in operation from 5pm, with a raft of food and drink on offer, whilst the Sports Bar will open from 5pm. Sid The Scatterbrains will also be on stage in the Fan Village.

STORE

The Bristol Sport Store at Ashton Gate Stadium will be open from 9am, with 25% off at the purple and lime kit to celebrate the 25th anniversary of winning against Liverpool in the FA Cup.

HALF-TIME

City supporters have a unique opportunity to win a trip to Las Vegas, courtesy of Dunder - the club’s 2018/19 front of shirt sponsor.

For more information on the #DunderChallenge click here.

SUPPORTERS CLUB & TRUST BAR

Access to the Supporters Club and Trust Bar is via the Sports Bar & Pizzeria. Go through the main bar and up the stairs at the far end. The bar is on your left at the top of the stairs.

TRAVEL

Friday's travel information is available to view here.

RUCKSACKS

Ashton Gate Stadium asks supporters not to bring large rucksacks on matchdays, following advice from the National Counter Terrorism Office and Avon and Somerset Police.

Fans will still be able to bring smaller handbags into the stadium, although these will be subject to the usual search process.

An Ashton Gate spokesman said: “The searching process will always be subject to change and whilst there is no specific threat to any Sports Ground, we must ensure that we remain vigilant and the message to spectators is to ‘Be Alert not Alarmed’.”

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