Why Arsenal vs Chelsea will be played on Tuesday after Premier League decision

Arsenal continue their fight for the Premier League title as they welcome London rivals Chelsea to the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night after the game was moved from it's original Saturday slot

Arsenal are set to face London rivals Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. The Gunners have dropped to second in the Premier League table after Manchester City beat Fulham on Sunday afternoon.

The statement read: "The Premier League has announced that our home league match against Chelsea will now take place on Tuesday, May 2, kicking off at 8pm (UK time).

"This change has been made as a result of the Metropolitan Police revising its position on policing the match. After working to try to find a solution with the Met Police, we are very disappointed with the impact and disruption this fixture change will cause to our supporters, particularly after this match had been initially approved for a Saturday evening kick-off."

The game was originally selected to be shown live on TV with the Premier League later confirming that the showdown between the two sides will remain on Sky Sports. A statement from the Premier League read: "The Premier League fixture between Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC at Emirates Stadium, scheduled to take place on Saturday 29 April at 5.30pm, will now take place on Tuesday 2 May at 8.00pm.

"The initial scheduling of this match was approved at a Safety Advisory Group (SAG) meeting in February. However, the Metropolitan Police has now revised its position regarding the kick-off time and requested a further SAG meeting which determined the match had to be re-scheduled.

"We regret the need to move this fixture at late notice and the impact this will have on supporters. The game will remain live on Sky Sports."

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