Man City And Tottenham Given 2,000 Tickets Each For Carabao Cup Final
The EFL has allocated 2,000 tickets apiece to both Manchester City and Tottenham for the Carabao Cup final, which will take place at Wembley on 25th April.
Fans need to take a PCR test as close as possible to the game, as well as travelling to a site before the game to take a lateral flow test before being admitted to the ground. They will also be required to take another test within five days of the end of the match.
The event is part of the government’s latest pilot scheme which will see limited numbers of crowds attend sporting and cultural events over April and May. The Event Research Programme will see large scale event organisers share best practice to inform bigger reopenings envisaged to take place later in the summer.
The match itself will host up to 8,000 spectators, with another 4,000 tickets given by the EFL to NHS staff and residents of Brent – the council area of North London where Wembley is situated.
Manchester City have confirmed that 1,750 of their tickets would be made available to eligible supporters based in the North West, while 250 tickets will be made available for qualifying fans based in London and the Home Counties. Tottenham Season Ticket Holders and Executive Members will be able to apply for tickets.
The Carabao Cup final won’t be the first English football match to take place in front of crowds since December, with an FA Cup semi-final between Leicester City and Southampton taking place in front of 4,000 at Wembley on 18th April. However that game will not officially see Foxes or Saints fans in attendance, with local residents and key workers to be given tickets.
