Arsenal's Premier League fixture against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium, which was due to take place on Saturday April 29, has been rescheduled to Tuesday May 2.
The club announced the decision on Tuesday in a statement. It read: "The Premier League has announced that our home league match against Chelsea will now take place on Tuesday, May 2, kicking off at 8pm (UK time). 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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Meanwhile, 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 5.30pm, will now take place on Tuesday 2 May at 8.00pm. 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 re-scheduled. We regret the need to move this fixture at late notice and the impact this will have on supporters.
"The game will remain live on Sky Sports."
King Charles' coronation takes place between Saturday, May 6 and Monday, May 8, with many people expected to make the trip to London. There had been doubts over the game's original date for some time after confirmation of the Coronation weekend in January.
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