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Arsenal will be asked to ban season-ticket holders if they regularly fail to attend matches at the Emirates.

The issue of empty seats remains an issue for the Gunners with thousands of tickets not used by supporters - or even made available via the club's exchange system.

The club stated Wednesday night's win over Ludogorets was watched by a sell-out crowd of 59,444 but those statistics did not appear to match the number of supporters in the stands.

Previously, Metropolitan Police revealed attendances were overstated by around 5,000 fans per game as they used data from tickets sold, rather than fans who come through the turnstiles.

Despite the criticism, it is accepted across football that around 10 percent of fans will not attend matches they have tickets for.

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Nevertheless, Arsenal have a huge waiting list for season tickets and it is feared many fans buy them to enable seats at high-profile matches and are not concerned about the rest of the campaign.

And at Monday's AGM, the Arsenal board will be asked to consider introducing sanctions for ticket holders who fail to attend matches.

Arsenal Supporters Trust spokesman Tim Payton told the Telegraph.: "If someone is only using the ticket a few times a year then they should be warned and after that they should lose their priority for the next season.

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"It is a win-win to get this sorted. More people on a match-day means new fans and extra revenue in other areas but, crucially, it would also improve the atmosphere and benefit the team.

“If Arsenal are concerned only with making money then the board won’t be bothered how many ticket holders actually attend. If they’re interested in the atmosphere within the ground and in encouraging the next generation of young fans to become regulars then this issue should be a major concern.”

The proposal is highly unlikely to be accepted with fans instead encouraged to utilise the club's exchange system.

Manchester United introduced the system where fans face punishment if they fail to attend matches after buying tickets.

Graeme Clarke, 58, a life-long United fan was banned from attending away matches for a year because he did not collect his ticket for the trip to Hull earlier this season due to an illness.