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– Arsenal’s league game with Manchester City, originally set for 19 October, has been postponed to allow the rearrangement of the Gunners’ Europa League tie against PSV Eindhoven.
– Arsenal’s game against PSV was set for Thursday, but “severe limitations on police resources” after Queen Elizabeth II’s death prompted the postponement.
– Arsenal will now play the Dutch side on 20 October.
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– The Premier League said it would find a new date “in due course”.
– A whole round of Premier League fixtures was postponed last weekend as football paused as a mark of respect in the wake of the Queen’s death.
– Three more top-flight fixtures, due to be played this weekend, have been postponed in the run-up to the Queen’s funeral on Monday.
– Chelsea’s home game with Liverpool and Leeds United’s trip to Manchester United have been called off.
– Brighton against Crystal Palace had already been called off because of rail strikes and remains postponed.
– The Premier League calendar is under pressure this season with the World Cup being staged between 20 November and 18 December.
– Speaking before the postponement of the match against Arsenal was confirmed, City manager Guardiola said he was confident that a potential fixture logjam could be solved.
– “The Premier League has the ability to find [room for] the fixtures,” he said on Tuesday.
– “We will find a way. Always the fixtures were so tight every season.”
The Premier League has released the following statement regarding our game away at Arsenal ⤵️
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 14, 2022
