FA Cup
Arsenal’s Premier League match towards Chelsea has been postponed after the latter’s 3-2 victory over Leeds United within the FA Cup fifth-round.
Chelsea had been scheduled to face Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on March 16 within the Premier League’s gameweek 29 however their outcome secured their development to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup, which will likely be performed throughout the weekend of March 16-17.
Conor Gallagher’s late second-half strike sealed a spot within the subsequent spherical for Mauricio Pochettino’s aspect, the place they may play Leicester City.
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Arsenal had been knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Emirates Stadium on January 7.
The Arsenal-Chelsea sport doesn’t have a brand new date however will doubtless must be performed within the midweek of gameweek 34 (April 20) or gameweek 37 (Might 11), given, because it stands, the north London aspect could have additional Champions League fixtures this season.
If Arsenal, who lost to Porto in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie on February 21, are to progress to the subsequent spherical of the competitors, they may play the primary legs of the quarter-final video games on April 9 and 10 and the second legs on April 16 and 17. The draw for the quarter-finals will likely be held on March 15.
The semi-finals of the FA Cup are on the weekend of April 20. Groups that progress to that stage of the competitors would see their gameweek 34 fixtures rescheduled.
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Nnamdi Onyeagwara joined us in November 2022, initially serving to us cowl the World Cup earlier than changing into a Junior Information Editor in January 2023. Born in North London, Nnamdi attended Nottingham Trent College and beforehand labored at The Voice and the Barnet Submit. Comply with Nnamdi on Twitter @nnamdionye
