Villa Beamback

I have tickets for the beamback of the Villa game next Sunday for me and my son, with allocated seat number on the tickets. Many on NSC seem to believe people will be able to sit anywhere they like on the day because that was the approach taken for the Middlesbrough beamback last season. Please can the club confirm that it is indeed allocated seating and maybe confirm this on the website before next weekend, otherwise I fear I will have to get to the ground before the gates open to get into the seats I've actually booked and avoid finding someone else sitting there !

It's allocated seating, so important people sit in their seats. That way people can get refreshments, and return to their seats. It was unallocated last year, and caused a few mix ups.