Man City tickets vs West Ham on sale for huge sums as touts cash in on Premier League drama

Ticket touts are looking to score a serious profit ahead of Manchester City's Premier League finale against West Ham.

City's win at Tottenham put them two points clear at the top of the Premier League, knowing victory will seal the title on the final day. If they can't win, a draw may be enough but they would need Arsenal to lose or draw themselves owing to their inferior goal difference compared to the Gunners.

City fans will hope for a calmer final day than the last time the title went down to the wire - when Ilkay Gundogan was needed to secure a dramatic 3-2 comeback having been two goals behind. The 2012 last day has gone down as a key moment in City's history, when Sergio Aguero scored in the 93rd minute to secure the title from the waiting hands of Manchester United.

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The Blues have also sealed the title on the final day on two other occasions in recent memory, including against West Ham at the Etihad in 2014, and that anticipation of a party atmosphere has seen resale prices for tickets rocket into the thousands.

Season-ticket holders who cannot attend games are encouraged to sell back their seat to the club for a proportional cost of their season ticket, with the club often reselling that seat at a higher price. But fans - and touts - will often try and get that profit for themselves, and there are currently dozens of seats available on various ticketing resale websites ahead of the final day.

Third tier tickets on resale sites begin at around £165, with lower tier seats available from around the £230 mark. While there are many available at those price points, some touts are hoping to seal a serious profit as some tickets in central areas can be bought for hundreds of pounds, rising into the thousands.

The most expensive general sale tickets on sale seen by MEN Sport were a pair for £3000 each in block 127 - the area directly to the left of Pep Guardiola's home dugout. If fans wanted to secure hospitality tickets through the resale websites, it could cost them thousands for a single ticket, with two sets of VIP packages on sale for over £4000 per person, and a hospitality box offered for £8000 per person for a group of six.

Fans invaded the pitch after last season's home win against Chelsea, with City having been confirmed as champions the day before when Arsenal lost to Nottingham Forest. There were similar pitch invasions after the Aston Villa win and previous title wins.