Arteta has the fixture BLUES

GUNNERS BOSS WANTS HILL DICKINSON FIXTURE CHANGE

- By PAUL WHEELOCK ECHO Reporter

ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta has called on the Premier League to move his side’s match against his former club Everton to avoid them having two games in three days.

The EFL announced on Monday that the Carabao Cup quarterfinal between the Gunners and Crystal Palace had been moved to Tuesday, December 23, saying fixture pileups of this nature were now “entirely unavoidable”.

The last-eight clash was originally due to be played on Tuesday, December 16 but that would have left Palace playing four games in eight days.

Now, both teams are set to play two matches in three days, with the Eagles and Arsenal due to be in league action on Sunday, December 21.

And Arteta has suggested the Gunners will seek to have their match against Everton moved, presumably to Saturday, December 20. It is currently set to be played at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday, December 21 (2pm kickoff).