'We'll hold on our own' - Portsmouth boss Danny Cowley's response to sell-out Blues crowd heading to Spurs in FA Cup third round

And he believes those 8,880 travelling fans lucky to be attending will no doubt make their presence felt – despite being hugely outnumbered in the 62,850-capacity Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Blues supporters were quick to snap up all available seats for the game, which went on sale at the start of this week.

Monday and Tuesday was reserved for those fans with 10-plus loyalty points, before season-ticket holders were given their chance to attend when their place in the queue opened on Wednesday.

All remaining tickets were sold within an hour, though, prompting Pompey to request more.

That application was ‘politely’ turned down by the Premier League side.

And while Cowley is disappointed with that decision, he still believes the Blues support that day will only enhance the atmosphere up in north London.

He said: ‘It’s fantastic we’ve sold out.

‘Someone told me it was in nine minutes (on Wednesday). It’s great to sell our allocation - though I didn’t think for a second we wouldn’t.

‘I believe we tried to get some more tickets.

‘It’s sad we can’t have more supporters with us, because I know there would be a lot more who would like to come.

‘But I know the ones who do come will be super noisy.

‘It doesn’t matter how outnumbered we are at Tottenham, I’m sure we’ll hold our own on the terraces.’

The game, which takes place on Saturday, January 7, has a 12.30pm kick-off.

It coincides with rail strikes which are planned for the new year.

So to help fans make their way to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the club have arranged with Lucketts Travel to have an increased number of official supporter coaches available.