Arsenal have released a statement regarding holding a match at Emirates with supporters present.
The Gunners play against Sheffield United on October 3 – and they want fans to be there during the match.
Brighton successfully did when Brighton played Chelsea in a friendly. While, Brighton managed to pull this off, Arsenal has a bigger fan base – which equals more risk.
The statement released on the club’s official website read: “Although our home fixture against West Ham United on Sunday, September 20 will be played behind closed doors, based on the current UK government guidelines we hope to be able to welcome supporters back to Emirates Stadium on a reduced capacity basis from the Sheffield United game scheduled for Saturday, October 3.
“The capacity at Emirates Stadium will initially be much reduced due to government guidelines, Premier League directives and our responsibility to apply appropriate social distancing measures to ensure our fans can return as safely as possible.
“Based on our consultation with various fan groups we anticipate very high demand for the limited tickets available. Taking these factors into account we have determined that Gold season ticket holders and Premium members will have priority access to the limited tickets available.
“We hope to be able to safely increase the capacity during the 2020-21 season and we will share further information if we are able to allocate tickets to other member groups or non members.”
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