UEFA postpone Arsenal vs PSV match to October as Queen's funeral disrupts schedules

September 14 - Following the Queen's death, Arsenal's postponed Europa League home game with PSV Eindhoven has been rescheduled for October 20.

The game was due to be played on Thursday, but following the Queen's death and policing concerns, Arsenal's first Europa League game of the season has been postponed. On Wednesday, European governing body UEFA confirmed that the match had been moved to October 20.

In a statement, UEFA said: "The postponement of this match was possible following the Premier League's decision to postpone the domestic match between Arsenal FC and Manchester City FC which was originally scheduled to be played on October 19."

"UEFA would like to thank the Premier League and the clubs concerned for their flexibility and cooperation in rescheduling the UEFA Europa League match which had been postponed due to the inability of local police forces to to guarantee its security."< /p>

All other European matches on British soil will go ahead as scheduled. Liverpool beat Ajax 2-1 on Tuesday with a last-minute winner from defender Joel Matip. Chelsea host Salzburg and Manchester City host Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.

The Queen died last Thursday, leading to the postponement of a series of football matches this weekend, with three more Premier League matches set to be postponed this weekend before the Queen's funeral on Monday .

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