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Kieran King

Arsenal clash with PSV postponed due to lack of police ahead of Queen's funeral

PSV have confirmed that their trip to Arsenal on Thursday night has been postponed.

The Dutch side were scheduled to travel to the Emirates Stadium for the second round of Europa League matches, but the club have confirmed that it will not be going ahead. This is due to a lack of police presence in London ahead of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral next week.

In a statement on the PSV website, it read: "The Arsenal - PSV match is still postponed. UEFA reported this to PSV on Monday afternoon. Last weekend it seemed that the game would be played next Thursday, but the national authorities in Great Britain have decided that insufficient deployment of police personnel is possible due to the funeral services of the British Queen Elizabeth in London.

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