Arsenal intend to grant Lincoln City the maximum allocation of 9,000 away tickets for next month's FA Cup quarter-final at Emirates Stadium.

Competition rules state that visiting sides can ask for up to 15 per cent of seats and it is understood Lincoln have requested the full amount for the tie, which was last night moved to Saturday 11 March at 5.30pm for television coverage, says the London Evening Standard.

Negotiations are ongoing but the Gunners are thought to be willing to accommodate Lincoln's wishes once safety concerns have been properly considered.

Plymouth Argyle were given 9,000 tickets for their fifth round tie in 2009 but more recently, Coventry City were offered a similar figure in 2014 yet only took 5,186.