Arsenal face huge Emirates fixture headache as Gunners men’s game clashes with women’s match

Arsenal’s advancement into the Carabao Cup quarter-finals will have pleased Gunners fans, but it will have left club chiefs with a headache.

Mikel Arteta’s side face Crystal Palace in the next round on the week commencing December 16, with Arsenal hosting the Eagl🍬es at the Emirates as they looꦕk to win the competition for the first time since 1993.

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However, a fixture clash at Arsenal’s home is now o🗹n the horizon.

This is due to the Emirates hosti꧑ng Arsenal Women’s clash against Bayern Munich in the Champions League group stages on Wednesday 18 Dece🐭mber.

The meꦛn’s London cup clash is due to take place on Tuesday 17 December, but this date is yet to ♑be confirmed.

And any avenue to a solution for a date for the Gunners is c✃urrently b🙈locked.

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Palace face Bri𝓰ghton on Monday 16 December, live on Sky Sports, so it is very likely their game with the Gunners will need to be moved back, anyway.

report the Eagles’ game with Brighton could be moved to Sunday, but this would still not allow sufficient time b💃etween🌳 the fixtures.

And with the women’s game happening on the Wednesday, this leaves mi൩ni💎mal room for movement.

There’s not much wiggle room after that date,💧 either, with Arsenal playing Palace at Selhurst Park on the Saturday.

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That means playing the Carabao Cup on the Thursday or Friday wouldn’t work, either, as there woul♏dn’t be sufficient time for recovery.

Arsenal Women will not be able to play their game at their former home, Boreham Wood’s Meadow Park, either, given it does not meet ꧋UEFA’s stadium regulations.

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Hoওwever, the managerless Gunners Women could have their Champions League clash moved to another day.

The Mail’s report also states the d🤡ecision over the date of Arsenal and Palace’s League Cup game is in the hands of the English Football League.

Arsenal Women moved to the ♒Emirates permanently for their Women’s Super League matches and Champions League grꦏoup and knockout fixtures this season.

Fans have already started buying tic❀kets for the game ❀too, with them being on sale since the end of September.

It remains to be seen where Arsenal will fit their Carabao Cup clash in, but Arteta rꩵevelled in reaching the n🍌ext round after seeing off Preston North End 3-0 on Wednesday.

Speaking about his players’ attitude in the victory over the Championship side, he said: “Very good. We talked about that, about playing with enthusiasm in this game, playing with the right attitude and commitment and the🍌y certainly showed that so I’m very happy to be in the quarter-finals.”

While Arsenal face Paജlace, Tottenham will face Manchester United after seeing off Manchester City 2-1, while reigning champions Liverpool will play Southampton.

Meanwhile, Newcastle will welcome Brentford.

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