Boris Johnson is poised to confirm which Tier areas of the UK will be in when the national lockdown ends next month.
The Prime Minister has confirmed that football fans can return to stadiums in Tier 1 and Tier 2 from Wednesday, December 2, when the UK exits national lockdown.
Those areas in Tier 3 however, will be forced to continue behind closed doors.
Mr Johnson will announce which Tier regions of the country will be in on Thursday, November 26.
He has outlined that outdoor venues that are in Tier 1 areas - those of the lowest risk - will be allowed to host 4,000 spectators or fill 50% of their capacity - whichever is lower.
Outdoor venues in Tier 2 areas will be able to welcome 2,000 spectators or 50% of their capacity back into their stadiums, but Tier 3 areas will continue to host events behind closed doors.
Prior to the most recent national lockdown being imposed, Greater Manchester had been placed in Tier 3, the most serious level of restrictions.
Should the region remain in this Tier, then Bolton Wanderers, Wigan Athletic and Salford City will continue to play games behind closed doors without fans in attendance.
But should the restrictions be relaxed across Greater Manchester, then fans across the region will be permitted to return to their respective stadiums.
In League One, the next Wigan Athletic home game at the DW Stadium following the end of the lockdown is on Saturday, December 12, against Accrington Stanley.
In League Two, Bolton's next home game after the lockdown will be on Saturday, December 5, against Port Vale.
The next Salford City game at the Peninsula Stadium is the Papa John's Trophy clash on Tuesday, December 8, against Leicester City's under-21s.
Mr Johnson is due to confirm the Tiers tomorrow.
An EFL spokesman said earlier this week: "The EFL welcomes the decision by the Government to allow the return of supporters, capped at 4,000 in Tier 1 and 2,000 in Tier 2 when the national lockdown ends next week.
"We now look forward to the re-opening of some EFL Club stadiums as we finally welcome back fans after eight long months away.
“Whilst today’s news is subject to regional restrictions, it is an important step in achieving a return to normal, alongside it being crucial to addressing the significant revenue gap left by a lack of spectators and other revenue streams as a result of the pandemic.
“The restrictions in place does mean that not all Clubs will get the opportunity straight away to re-open their turnstiles and we still await further guidance from DCMS to understand what areas will be placed in which tier which will not be available until later this week. In the meantime we are doing all we can to ensure we are ready to return when allowed to do so.
“Having worked closely in developing the appropriate safety guidance in conjunction with DCMS and the SGSA, alongside undertaking a series of pilot events hosting up to 1,000 spectators in September, EFL Clubs have already demonstrated that they are well positioned to deliver the safe return of fans
“Exit analysis shows that those who attended pilot fixtures felt overwhelmingly safe and adhered to the necessary protocols and the EFL will continue its work with Clubs to ensure that they have the most up to-date safety procedures in place to welcome supporters back as soon as the relevant restrictions are lifted.”
