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Newcastle United fans could face the ignominy of watching their EFL Cup quarter-final against Hull City in a half-empty stadium.

Despite the fact that United asked for more, the Magpies were only allocated 2,474 tickets for Tuesday night’s clash at the KCOM Stadium.

United sold out their allocation instantly, and have sold more than 5,000 tickets for a live beam back at St James’ Park.

But our sister title, the Hull Daily Mail, today reported that a large number of tickets are still to be sold for the home sections of the ground.

Tickets went on general sale for Hull fans on Wednesday, but according to their report, “current availability showing a large number of empty seats despite the Tigers being 90 minutes from a potential first-ever appearance in the league cup semi-final”.

The Mail’s James Smailes wrote: “City have not published any numbers of tickets sold so far, however the number of tickets currently available to buy online suggest the stadium could be half empty for one of the biggest games it has staged.

“In many areas of the ground less than 50 per cent of the seats have been bought, including those in the cheapest areas.

“While City fans are staying away mainly in protest against the owners of the club, with tickets very reasonably priced at £9-£15, Newcastle supporters are angry that they are being prevented from coming to the game.”