Matchless! Lowry set to fetch £8m

IT is one of the best-known paintings by one our most-loved artists.

Now LS Lowry’s portrayal of crowds of matchstick-like figures streaming into a football stadium is set to break records at auction.

Going To The Match could fetch up to £8million. The 1953 work features Bolton Wanderers’ former ground Burnden Park, near Lowry’s home.

It is being sold at Christie’s in London next month by The Players Foundation charity, which helps footballers cope with financial issues and dementia.

The current record for a Lowry is £5.6million, set twice in 2011.

Crowd pleaser: Going To The Match features Lowry’s trademark matchstick figures