Arsenal are set to face London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. The Gunners have dropped to second in the Premier League table after Manchester City beat Fulham on Sunday afternoon.
Mikel Arteta's side will be hoping to return to winning ways with a victory against the Blues - who continue to struggle under Frank Lampard. The Gunners were set to play Chelsea on Saturday, April 29 at 5.30pm, but the game was postponed due to policing issues.
The match against Chelsea will now take place on Tuesday, May 2, with the game kicking off at 8pm. Following the postponement of the fixture, Arsenal released a statement expressing their disappointment as the club attempted to find a solution with the Met Police.
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The 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 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."
Both teams are facing a number of injury concerns ahead of their clash on Tuesday. Arsenal will be without William Saliba once again as the Frenchman continues to recover from a back injury, whilst Lampard will be without Kalidou Kouilibaly, Marc Cucurella, Reece James and Mason Mount.
The game was originally selected to be shown live on TV with the Premier League later confirming that the showdown between the two sides will remain on Sky Sports. A statement from the Premier League read: "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."
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