ARSENAL face a close to THREE WEEK run with out a sport because of an upcoming conflict set to be rescheduled.
The Gunners have been because of face Chelsea within the Premier League over the weekend of March 16/17.
Nonetheless, the Emirates showdown will now must be performed on one other date, leaving Mikel Arteta’s facet with a prolonged lay-off between matches.
Chelsea beat Leeds United 3-2 in an FA Cup thriller final evening to ebook their place in the quarter-finals.
The Blues will now face Leicester Metropolis within the last-eight - however the cup quarters shall be staged on the identical weekend as once they have been set to face Arsenal.
Now Premier League chiefs shall be compelled to discover a new date for the London derby - leaving the Gunners with out a fixture for 19 days.
One date being mooted for the re-arrangement is alleged to be the week of April 22, which might fall between away journeys to Wolves and Tottenham for the Gunners.
Arsenal host Porto within the second-leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on March 12, the place they are going to be trying to overturn a 1-0 deficit after Galeno’s late strike final week.
They may now have a free weekend after that earlier than the worldwide break begins.
Arteta’s facet are then scheduled to return to the Premier League with a bumper title match.
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They journey to reigning champions Manchester Metropolis in what guarantees to be a pivotal sport on March 31.
Whereas they await affirmation on the brand new date to face the Blues, Arteta will now little question be planning for the prolonged break.
Nonetheless, he shall be hoping that they repeat the unimaginable kind that has adopted the mini-winter break.
Arsenal travelled to Dubai final month and have returned from that with a six-game profitable run that has additionally produced 25 objectives.
That has moved them third within the top-flight, two factors behind leaders Liverpool and one behind second-placed Man Metropolis.
In the meantime, three of Arsenal’s April fixtures have been chosen for tv and now have new kick-off occasions.
The house sport with Luton City has been moved again a day and shall be at 7:30pm on Wednesday 3 April and screened on TNT Sports activities.
The Gunners will then have two consecutive weekends in Sky Sports activities’ 5.30pm Saturday slot.
They firstly head to Brighton on April 6 earlier than internet hosting fourth-placed Aston Villa on April 13.
These two latter fixtures may be both facet of a possible Champions League quarter-final ought to they overcome Porto.
However Arsenal’s sport with Villa may be switched to Sunday if Unai Emery’s facet advance previous Ajax to achieve the subsequent spherical of the Uefa Convention League.
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