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Arsenal fans face Europa League nightmare with home clash at 5pm on Wednesday February 20

Arsenal fans are facing a potentially huge headache over their home Europa League game on February 20.

The match has been moved to a 5:00pm kick-off on a Wednesday to avoid a clash with Chelsea's tie.

Both London clubs won their respective groups meaning they will play the second legs at home.

Unai Emery's Arsenal side will play at the inconvenient time of 5:00pm on a Wednesday

And as all Europa League games are played on a Thursday, Arsenal have been forced to move their fixture to a day earlier by UEFA so that two London clubs don't play on the same night in accordance with official regulations.