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Supporters have complained after the club joined forces with StubHub – an online marketplace where fans resell tickets.

They say the site, run by eBay, is being used as a glorified ticket touting service – with money grabbers asking as much as £1,150 for seats at today’s match.

Katrina Law of the Tottenham ­Hotspur Supporters’ Trust said: “It sticks in the throat a bit and we have gone to the club. We are against the club’s partnership with StubHub.

“Ticket prices for Premier League games are already astronomical from any club. Selling tickets at these prices is just craziness.

“The Arsenal game is one of the biggest games of our season and that’s why demand is so high.

“But at a time when a large core of our fans have already been priced out of ­going, this just adds insult to injury.”

The website carries an official ­message from Tottenham about the partnership, explaining they have signed a contract with StubHub for three years. It says: “Tottenham Hotspur are delighted to welcome StubHub as a Club Partner to work as our official ticket resale marketplace.

“This new system will provide our supporters with a safe and secure way to buy and sell tickets to matches at White Hart Lane, providing a benefit to One Hotspur Season Ticket Holders and ­allowing greater access to tickets for all supporters.”

A total of 723 tickets were still for sale yesterday for the 4pm Arsenal game.

Fans could buy seats on the upper east tier for £1,150, while a ticket in the lower tier in the south corner was priced at £1,058. The cheapest ticket found on the site was a pensioner’s seat for £44.86. Ms Law added: “Fans aren’t happy at being associated with StubHub.

“It’s an unwritten code that you shouldn’t try to rip off your own fans but it is happening – and with the club’s consent.

“We understand the club are ambitious and this is a way of making revenue but it is not a way we advocate.

“We would like to see a Premier League-wide ethical ticket exchange ­system put in place. We don’t want to be trading tickets on sites like these.

“If I can’t go I want to sell my ticket at face value but you can’t do that even if you wanted on StubHub because they charge a 12% commission for selling a ticket and 15% for buying one.

“There should be a price cap but they just don’t care.”

A Tottenham Hotspur spokesman said: “The Club does not take any proceeds from the individual transactions of ticket sales via the StubHub platform. Prices are set by the Season Ticket holder that is listing the seat for sale.

“Prices set at extraordinary levels are highly unlikely to sell. We have consistently advised fans to set reasonable prices when listing. We have constantly reviewed the process during the first season of the sales platform being in operation and will be looking to make suitable additions to the process next season to prevent some of the ridiculous pricing levels seen in a minority of listings."