Gunners fans not at the stadium will be unable to watch their side in a crucial title race fixture against Everton.
Arsenal are back in action with a chance of putting some more distance between themsevlves and Manchester City on Wednesday. With a current two point cushion to Pep Guardiola’s men that can be extended to the original five point distance with a win against the Toffees.
The game comes at a time with no added pressure of City playing before or afterwards, making up the game in hand. It has been a fixture that was originally scheduled to be played in early September and space has only now popped up in the cramped calendar.
Despite its importance in the title race and the narrative given the pair’s meeting just under one month ago the game wasn’t scheduled for TV coverage back in September and cannot be added to the listings here. With Everton struggling under Frank Lampard and Arsenal still early in their title charge it wasn’t deemed an attractive pick for the broadcasters.
For example, Tottenham against Manchester City and Liverpool vs Chelsea was also due to be played that weekend and took centre stage. Matches were cancelled though due to Queen Elizabeth II’s death. This is the first available slot for Arsenal and Everton to play the game but the TV coverage has to carry over.
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