WORCESTER City expect to sell their full allocation of 2,200 tickets for next month's hotly-anticipated FA Cup match at Scunthorpe United.

More than 900 were sold within three days of them going on sale last Saturday to season ticket holders and fans who attended the league match against Leamington at Aggborough.

A further 600 were snapped up by the public at the Tourist Information Centre next to the Guildhall yesterday, with the bulk of that going inside 90 minutes of the doors opening.

Under 100 remain from City's initial allocation of nearly 1,700 for the second round tie on Sunday, December 7, and another 500 were due to arrive yesterday.

City, however, will use that batch of tickets for supporters who were unable to buy them online yesterday following a technical problem.

The Blue and Whites were bombarded with e-mails from fans unable to use the club's website to purchase tickets and those will be given priority.

With more than two weeks to go before the match, which will feature in a special BBC Final Score programme, officials believe they will sell out.

Company secretary John Jordan said: "We will sell out, and sooner rather than later. It's staggering.

"It's a three-hour coach trip to Scunthorpe but it shows people are prepared to travel that sort of distance to follow the club.

"It just reinforces the message that there is an appetite for a club in the city. The people are coming out to support the club big-time and long may it continue."

A total of 3,220 fans roared Carl Heeley's side on to a 2-1 first round victory at 1987 winners Coventry City earlier this month, the club's greatest triumph in more than 50 years.

The Conference North club also intend to hold talks with Scunthorpe, who play in League One, over the possibility of getting more tickets beyond the 2,200 allocated.

The Glanford Park match has not been made all-ticket, with Scunthorpe operating a pay-on-the-day scheme, but Jordan is keen to avoid both Worcester fans being turned away or buying tickets among the home fans.