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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

EFL confirm how many Tottenham fans can attend Carabao Cup final against Manchester City

It's Tottenham vs Manchester City in this month's Carabao Cup final, and fans will be in attendance.

This season's final was originally slated to take place on Sunday 28 February 2021, but was switched to Sunday 25 April 2021.

A reason for the change was to allow as many supporters as possible inside Wembley Stadium, but much was always going to depend on the Government's guidance.

And with less than three weeks to go until the final, it has been announced that the game will be an official test event for the UK Government’s Events Research Programme with 8,000 people permitted to attend Wembley Stadium

"The Carabao Cup is a prized asset of the EFL, a great competition for clubs to win and always a fantastic occasion so we are absolutely delighted to see supporters back for the 2021 Final, in what will hopefully be another important milestone along the way to a full return of fans," Rick Parry, Chair of the EFL said.

"Football has lots of expertise in crowd management so we welcome the opportunity to support the Government in its Events Research Programme and will also take great pride in hosting NHS staff at the Final to whom we owe so much for their momentous efforts throughout the pandemic.

"The EFL’s broad objective has always been to seek fans return to stadia as soon as it is safe to do so and we welcome the opportunity to play our part working collaboratively with Wembley Stadium, local authorities and specialists overseeing the research programme.

"These collective efforts will be crucial as we seek a return for fans of EFL clubs for the Play-Offs and start of the 2021/22 season, so that our members can plan with confidence."

Following the news, Spurs issued a plan for how their proportion of the 8,000 tickets will be distributed.

"We can confirm that our Carabao Cup Final against Manchester City has been approved as an official test event, with 8,000 spectators permitted to attend the Wembley showpiece," a statement reads.

"A proportion of these tickets will be made available to both finalists, meaning fans from ourselves and Manchester City will be granted access to Wembley Stadium for the final on Sunday 25 April as part of the Government's Events Research Programme.

"Tickets will also be allocated to local residents in Brent as well as NHS staff as a thank you for their service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We are conscious that this fixture is less than three weeks away and we will therefore seek to provide you with further information as soon as we have any more updates."

Spurs booked their place at Wembley in January as they overcame Brentford 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to goals from Moussa Sissoko and Son Heung-min.

24 hours later they discovered they will be facing Man City after they beat Manchester United by the same scoreline at Old Trafford.

As a result, the first major trophy in English football this season will be contested by Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola - two of the most successful managers in recent years.

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