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Chelsea’s top-of-the-table clash with Arsenal was delayed by 30 minutes after the Gunners brought the wrong colour socks.
The showdown at Stamford Bridge was due to start at 7pm but it was announced there would be a short delay due to a kit clash minutes before the scheduled kick-off time.
Arsenal are understood to have brought white socks instead of red, which resulted in a clash with Chelsea.
Both teams white socks as part of their home kits, but with Chelsea hosts, Arsenal were due to change colours.
The Gunners eventually settled the dispute by wearing Chelsea’s away socks, but had to tape over the Nike logo. The Gunners confirmed they have paid for the socks themselves.
Chelsea’s top-of-the-table clash with Arsenal has been delayed by 30 minutes after the Gunners brought the wrong colour socks
The Gunners will now wear Chelsea’s away socks, but have been forced to tape over the Nike logo
Arsenal initially warmed up wearing their usual white and red socks before being forced to change
Arsenal are sponsored by Nike’s rivals Adidas, so are unable to show the logo of Chelsea’s kit manufacturer.
Chelsea wore blue socks when they played at the Emirates in December.
As well as teams not being allowed to wear the same coloured shirts, shorts and socks must also be different.
Both teams were forced to come back out for a second warm-up due to the delay.
The game eventually kicked off at 7.30pm, half an hour after the scheduled start time.
Ian Wright was amongst the high-profile names that hit out at the gaffe as he fumed over the delay as thousands of supporters sat waiting for the game to begin.
The Arsenal men’s legend described the saga as ’embarrassing’, posting on his X profile: ‘Embarrassing this. Ridiculous.’ in relation to the delay.
