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Premier League clubs Brighton & Hove Albion and Bournemouth have pledged to donate a minimum of 1,000 tickets to NHS workers and their families when football eventually resumes.

While most people around the country are self-isolating as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, doctors, nurses and many more who work for the NHS are putting themselves at risk in order to save others.

As a result of their heroic efforts the two south coast teams have decided to reward them with free tickets to games in the future, and Brighton chief-executive Paul Barber has suggested a baton approach - whereby teams nominate each other as the next in line - could eventually see up to 100,000 tickets in total being provided.

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"We are working on a range of things across all areas of the community and I hope this will be just the start," Barber said.

"We fully appreciate football is the last thing on anyone's mind at this moment, but we feel this is a small way in which we can show our gratitude for those NHS staff on the front line who are fighting the battle on behalf of all of us and give them something to look forward to.

"If each of the 92 clubs committed on average one thousand tickets, with The FA donating for a future England international and Scottish Premier League and Irish League clubs also contributing, we could easily top 100,000 tickets for these heroes."

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After being nominated by the Seagulls, Bournemouth chairman Jeff Mostyn also agreed to the gesture, and added: "We are absolutely delighted to match Brighton's gesture and commit to one thousand tickets, and we will pass the baton to another club with the aim of reaching a significant target so football as a whole can show its appreciation for our country's NHS workers."