Arsenal: Thousands of fans stuck outside Emirates Stadium as turnstile issues delay kick-off

Football
12 Aug 2023 • 7:58 PM MYT
The Independent
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Thousands of Arsenal and Nottingham Forestfans were stuck outside Emirates Stadium on Saturday 12 August for their Premier League opener, as turnstile issues led to a kick-off delay.

Arsenal have introduced a new e-ticketing system for this season and that was reported to be the delay at the turnstiles.

Over 35,000 supporters were queuing up outside the ground just a few minutes before the scheduled 12:30pm kick-off and with empty seats in the stadium, the start was pushed back by at least 30 minutes.

Footage broadcast by TNT Sports showed the chaos outside of the Emirates.

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