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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport chair Julian Knight MP has labelled the prospect of Chelsea supporters not being allowed at Wembley for their FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace 'ridiculous'.

The Blues only had in the region of 600 fans make the trip to the Riverside for the win over Middlesbrough following sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich. Chelsea continue to operate under a government licence which restricts their activity.

Thomas Tuchel's side are unable to make transfers, offer contracts or sell merchandise under the conditions of the 'Russian Regulation' licence but can apply for changes to the licence. Only supporters who had tickets before the sanctions came into play, including season ticket holders, are able to attend matches at the moment.

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Chelsea were in conversations with Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ahead of the fixture against Middlesbrough, but could not come to an agreement that allowed them to provide more tickets to supporters in time. A debacle ensued as the Blues then requested the game be played behind closed doors, before rowing back on that decision following the fallout.

Knight does not want the situation to continue for Chelsea supporters, providing Abramovich