Arsenal’s schedule continues to undergo changes as a result of recent postponements.
The Gunners have announced that their Europa League home game with PSV Eindhoven will be played on Thursday 20 October. Initially, UEFA scheduled the match for this coming Thursday, September 15. However, due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the match between the first two teams in group A of the competition changed the time.
Additionally, the decision to accommodate Europa League play affected a Premier League matchup. Arsenal’s duel with Manchester City, originally scheduled for Wednesday 19 October, is being moved to allow Arsenal to take part in their European fixture.
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Our @EuropaLeague clash with @PSV has been rescheduled.
In turn, our @PremierLeague matchup with @ManCity has been postponed.
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) September 14, 2022
UEFA, the sport’s governing body in Europe, praised the Premier League for the rescheduling. “UEFA would like to thank the Premier League and the clubs involved for their flexibility and cooperation in rescheduling the UEFA Europa League match that was postponed due to the inability of local police forces to ensure its safe staging,” reads the statement. your official statement. .
Arsenal scheduling conflicts move City clash
Earlier in the week, City manager Pep Guardiola suggested that the game against Arsenal would not go ahead. “After the international break, we will have a month and a half with many games,” Guardiola said at Tuesday’s press conference. “We have seven Premier League games, five home games, it depends on whether the Arsenal game will be postponed or not. Then the World Cup.”
The domino effect to reschedule the two games adds to Arsenal’s scheduling headache. With the World Cup taking place mid-season this year, European club fixture lists were already tight. The Gunners will now play nine games in the month of October. They also have three more matches scheduled for early November before the start of the World Cup.
Apparently Arsenal’s next game at Brentford on Sunday will go ahead as planned. The Premier League has already postponed 13 games in the last week.
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