Arsenal have been banned from sporting their conventional crimson residence equipment for this weekend’s North London Derby in opposition to Tottenham after the Premier League and PGMOL deemed it as having an excessive amount of white.
Bizarrely, the Gunners’ crimson strip has been judged as a possible color conflict with Spurs’ white residence equipment.
Arsenal tried to come back to a compromise, providing the choice of as a substitute sporting crimson shorts and socks, however that was rejected.
Because of this, they are going to be sporting their black away equipment for the crunch fixture this Sunday on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It’s understood Arsenal have been knowledgeable of a possible conflict forward of time nevertheless it was too late for them to vary their equipment design by then.
The PGMOL and Premier League’s determination additionally means Spurs will put on completely different colors once they go to the Emirates Stadium in January.
Arsenal must put on their black away equipment once they face Tottenham on Sunday
Arsenal normally put on their residence shirt once they face their north London rivals away
The Premier League deemed that there’s an excessive amount of white on Arsenal’s residence shirt
Arsenal face an anxious wait after captain Martin Odegaard suffered an ankle harm
In the meantime, Arsenal are nervously ready on the ankle evaluation of captain Martin Odegaard.
Norway’s Odegaard appeared to twist his left ankle in opposition to Austria on Monday evening, and instantly required medical consideration earlier than being helped off the pitch.
He flew again to London on Tuesday morning and is being assessed by the Arsenal medical workers.
