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    Arsenal fans hit by travel chaos for Liverpool FA Cup clash with Londoners facing days of ‘little to no’ Tube service

    ARSENAL fans are facing travel chaos for their FA Cup clash against Liverpool on Sunday – with tube strikes set to take place.Transport for London stated there will be “little to no service” on the underground, leaving supporters with a travel headache for the 16:30 kick-off.
    Fans will have a tough time getting home from the Emirates for Sunday’s gameCredit: Reuters
    TfL today urged passengers to “only travel if their journey is essential” from this Sunday evening until next Friday.
    Transport bosses declared that lines serving the Emirates Stadium in North London for the Arsenal v Liverpool FA Cup third round match, will end around 6.30pm.
    They added that lines will “try to remain open longer” but that fans should make their way straight to the trains following the match.
    It comes amid a dispute over pay and conditions.
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    Arsenal – who last won the FA Cup in 2020- host Jurgen Klopp’s men following successive defeats in the Premier League.
    Mikel Arteta’s side suffered a shock 2-0 defeat to West Ham at the Emirates, after a controversial goal from Tomas Soucek and a second-half header from Konstantinos Mavropanos.
    Misery then continued for the Gunners, as they were beaten 2-1 by an out-of-form Fulham side at Craven Cottage on New Years Eve.
    Meanwhile, Liverpool – who lifted the FA Cup in 2022 – sit top of the Premier League and held Arsenal to a 2-2 draw at Anfield last month.
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    Tube strikes are projected to begin on January 7Credit: PA
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    But Arsenal will look to get back to winning ways and advance in the competition they’ve won a record 14 times.
    Chaos will begin when engineering and maintenance workers take strike action this Friday and Saturday.
    The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) hit out at ‘below inflation’ pay rises for staff and claimed TfL had created a bonus pot of £13million for senior managers. More

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    Fulham vs Tottenham DELAYED by 15 minutes due to travel chaos with thousands of fans struggling to get to match

    FULHAM’S clash against Tottenham has been DELAYED by 15 minutes due to travel chaos.The London derby is now set to get underway at 8.15pm.
    The District Line has been suspended causing thousands of football fans to find alternative routes to Craven CottageCredit: Ian Whittaker – News Group Newspapers Ltd
    Thousands of fans have been forced to find a new route to Craven Cottage after the District Line was suspended.
    My London reports that this is due to signal failures.
    Another two London Underground lines have been “shut down”.
    The Circle and Hammersmith & City lines, as well as the Elizabeth line have also been completely suspended.
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    One fan said to Spurs’ announcement on Twitter: “Bit late, on the Uber now cheers!”
    Another replied: “Guess I’ll have to walk to the game then.”
    While others have likened the District Line’s suspension to that of their inactivity in the transfer market.
    Spurs advised supporters to check alternative routes, and have listed ways they can get to the stadium on their website.
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    On getting to Fulham’s stadium, a section on the Tottenham website reads: “Craven Cottage is accessible via all major transport links.
    “Putney Bridge is the closest London Underground station and is served by the District line and is a 10-20 minute walk from the stadium.
    “District and Piccadilly lines also serve Hammersmith Underground station which is approximately a 20-40 minute walk from the stadium
    “Putney station is served by Southwestern rail services and is a 17-35 minute walk from the stadium and can be easily reached from Clapham Junction and Waterloo stations.
    “Parking around Craven Cottage is extremely limited and access to surrounding streets on a matchday is restricted by a Traffic Management Order.
    “Supporters are advised to use TfL’s Journey Planner to plan their journey in advance.”
    Spurs will be hoping that all 2,299 of their travelling fans can make Monday night’s clash as they hope to keep chase of a top-four finish.
    Antonio Conte’s men are sat fifth in the Prem, but six points off fourth-place Manchester United.
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    Fulham, meanwhile, can leapfrog opponents Tottenham with a win.
    The Cottagers are two points and two places below Spurs in the table. More