HUDDERSFIELD Town's coffers could be swelled by around £1m by the FA Cup fourth round clash with Arsenal.
The cash could come in handy for Town as chairman Dean Hoyle believes that the 4-0 defeat at Carlisle could potentially cost the club around £500,000 in lost revenue.
He said: "The FA Cup game will help our finances due to Arsenal being one of the bigger pay days. It is the sort of draw every small club wants. I would imagine we can expect to earn somewhere between £750,000 and £1m from the game, especially with it being shown live on television.
"In terms of finances, that is very welcome as, after what happened on Tuesday night at Carlisle when we probably blew £500,000, such an amount will act as a useful cushion.
"Tuesday night was very, very disappointing. In footballing terms, there is no way a club like Huddersfield should have blown it in the first leg. But we can now look forward to going to Arsenal and a chance to visit one of the best stadiums in the country."
Town's visit to Arsenal next Sunday will be screened live by ESPN - but should still attract a near capacity crowd.
There will be a river of blue and white flowing down to London next weekend with trains, coaches and cars all going South packed with a total of 5,188 fans.
Town were offered 9,000 tickets but the chairman explained why they decided on the lower number.
He said: "The thing with the offer of 9,000 tickets is that Huddersfield Town would have to pay for them all regardless of whether they are sold, whereas the 5,000 are on sale or return terms.
"That was a risk the club did not want to take as it could have eaten into the potential amount we can earn from the tie, which after probably blowing £500,000 in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy this week is something we cannot afford to do."
