On the 15th Sunday of the Premier League, Arsenal played Tottenham Hotspur on the road with a battalion full of injuries. Before the game even started, the PGMOL announced a decision that caught Arsenal by surprise: because Arsenal's home kit is "too white" this season, they will be forced to change to a black away kit for this game.
This "North London Derby" has always been the main event of the English Premier League. There is no color conflict between Arsenal in red and Tottenham Hotspur in white. However, PGMOL recently pointed out that Arsenal's home shirt has too many white elements this season, so to avoid color clashes, the team needs to use it as an away shirt. This is also the first time since 38 years ago, Arsenal in the "North London Derby" in the black away shirt.
In addition, PGMOL announced that Gillette would be the referee for the match, a decision that also upset Arsenal fans. This is because in Arsenal's Premier League match against Wolves this season, which was enforced by this referee, Mosquera was fouled by Xaviers and Gillette turned a blind eye. And in the game before that, Gabil Jecis was fouled and Gillette hit back at Gabil Jecis. Arsenal fans can't help but worry if this referee's decision will go against their team.
