Arsenal have been banned from sporting their conventional crimson house equipment for this weekend’s North London Derby towards 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 house 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.
Consequently, 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 had been knowledgeable of a possible conflict forward of time nevertheless it was too late for them to alter their equipment design by then.
The PGMOL and Premier League’s choice additionally means Spurs will put on totally different colors after they go to the Emirates Stadium in January.
Arsenal should put on their black away equipment after they face Tottenham on Sunday
Arsenal often put on their house shirt after they face their north London rivals away
The Premier League deemed that there’s an excessive amount of white on Arsenal’s house shirt
Arsenal face an anxious wait after captain Martin Odegaard suffered an ankle damage
In the meantime, Arsenal are nervously ready on the ankle evaluation of captain Martin Odegaard.
Norway’s Odegaard appeared to twist his left ankle towards Austria on Monday night time, 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.
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