Last Wednesday (25 February 2026) I reported on an announcement from our upcoming FA Cup opponents. That official announcement from Man City telling Manchester City fans: ‘The Club has received an initial allocation of 4,893 tickets, including 24 wheelchair bays and a number of tickets for ambulant fans. Newcastle United are currently liaising with the Safety Advisory Group and the relevant local authorities. Subject to the outcome of these discussions, the initial allocation of 4893 away tickets may be increased. Further details will be communicated as soon as possible.’
The rules for the FA Cup are that away fans are entitled to 15% of stadium capacity, so for St James’ Park and its 52,000+ capacity, that equates to around 7,500 tickets that Manchester City fans would be entitled to. Clubs such as Luton have got that allocation for FA Cup matches at St James’ Park in the recent past and brought those numbers.
For the Carabao Cup their competition rules see away supporters entitled to 10% of stadium capacity and Manchester City fans were allocated 4,893 tickets for their semi-final match at St James’ Park in January.
However, they sent back several blocks of tickets because the Manchester City supporters didn’t buy them. A third or more of the tickets were returned, with only around 3,200 Manchester City fans inside SJP for that Carabao Cup semi-final game.
So has there been a massive upsurge in the number of Manchester City fans buying tickets for a trip to St James’ Park and if so, have they been supplied with the full 7,500 FA Cup 15% ticket allocation now?
The good news, for Newcastle United fans anyway, is that no extra tickets are going to Manchester City fans.
Their club are still struggling to sell out the initial 4,893 allocation and with now only five days to go until the FA Cup last 16 match, the extra 2,600+ tickets that Manchester City fans could have been entitled to, have now gone on sale on Monday morning to Newcastle United fans instead.
The away club still hoping Manchester City fans will buy up the tickets that currently remain unsold, from that initial allocation. However, it now confirmed Man City have nine blocks of tickets in Level 7 from L7C across to L7M (nearest the East Stand), whilst Newcastle United fans having the rest of Level 7, from L7B and then heading left.