Arsenal Premier League fixture against Chelsea, which was due to take place on Saturday, April 29, has been rescheduled to Tuesday, May 2.
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Arsenal’s statement read:
“The Premier League has announced that our home league match against Chelsea will now take place on Tuesday, May 2, kicking off at 10 pm. This change has been made as a result of the Metropolitan Police revising its position on policing the match.
“After working to try to find a solution with the Met Police, we are very disappointed with the impact and disruption this fixture change will cause to our supporters, particularly after this match had been initially approved for a Saturday evening kick-off.”
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The Gunners are on course to win their first Premier League title in 19 years and they are “very disappointed” after police moved their Premier League fixture against Chelsea at the Emirates from April 29 to May 2.
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The Gunners, however, are battling it out with reigning champions Manchester City for the title and currently have a six-point cushion, although Pep Guardiola’s side has a game in hand.
A statement from the Premier League said:
“The Premier League fixture between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium, scheduled to take place on Saturday 29 April at 7.30 pm, will now take place on Tuesday 2 May at 10.00 pm. The initial scheduling of this match was approved at a Safety Advisory Group (SAG) meeting in February.
“However, the Metropolitan Police has now revised its position regarding the kick-off time and requested a further SAG meeting which determined the match had to be rescheduled. We regret the need to move this fixture at late notice and the impact this will have on supporters.
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Arsenal is currently locked in an intense battle with Manchester City for the Premier League title and they travel to the Etihad Stadium to take on Pep Guardiola’s side the week before the match against Chelsea.
Arsenal’s remaining fixtures
April 16: West Ham (A) – Premier League, kick-off 4 pm
April 21: Southampton (H) – Premier League, kick-off 10 pm,
April 26: Man City (A) – Premier League, kick-off 10 pm
May 2: Chelsea (H) – Premier League, kick-off at 10 pm
May 7: Newcastle (A) – Premier League, kick-off 6.30 pm
May 13: Brighton (H) – Premier League, kick-off at 3 pm
May 20: Nottingham Forest (A) – Premier League, kick-off at 3 pm
May 28: Wolves (H) – Premier League, kick-off 4.30 pm
