Tottenham Hotspur Given Permission for Bigger Crowds at Wembley Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur have been granted permission for larger attendances at Wembley Stadium while they wait to move into their new ground. 

Alasdair Gold of Football.London reported the local council has said Spurs can increase ticket sales if needed for certain games.

The club recently announced its plan to stay at the national stadium until February while essential works on the new stadium are undertaken.

According to Gold, a Spurs club statement read:

"Wembley National Stadium Limited's planning application for a variation on the 51,000 cap at Wembley Stadium - as a contingency measure in the event we require them - to host five domestic fixtures at a capped capacity of 62,000 and any additional Champions League home fixtures at the full 90,000 capacity was approved by Brent Council's Planning Committee tonight.

"Premier League home games that we have already announced ticketing details for (Watford, Newcastle United and Leicester City) will remain capped at 51,000.

"As announced previously, we shall look to provide further clarity on our new stadium, including test event dates, in due course."

Spurs moved to Wembley last season but were forced to extend their stay as development continued on Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Lilywhites have experienced their best start to a Premier League season this term and sit third behind Liverpool and Manchester City.