Aston Villa vs Arsenal DELAYED with referees facing communication issue ahead of crunch Premier League clash

ARSENAL’S clash against Aston Villa was DELAYED over communication issues between the referee and his team of officials.

The players did not emerge from the tunnel when expected, as there was a technical issue with VAR.

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The issue was explained as the referees were unable to communicate with the VAR team.

The communication systems went down completely 15 minutes before kick-off and were only partially fixed.

This saw the kick-off between the teams pushed back by five minutes.

Commentary on TNT Sports explained that the fourth official, Darren England, and one of the assistants, Dan Cook, could hear Michael Oliver.

But the other two members of the team could not hear him.

The problems were eventually completely fixed after ten minutes of work.

The Gunners went into the match, losing both games against the West Midlands side last season.

The match at Villa Park last term ended in a 1-0 win for Villa, with the goal coming from John McGinn.

Arsenal started the season with a routine win over Wolves last weekend.

Mikel Arteta‘s side cruised to victory after goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka at the Emirates Stadium.

Villa, however, earned three points as they beat West Ham 2-1 at the London Stadium.

Amadou Onana had the perfect debut as he headed in the opener before Jhon Duran fired in the winner after Lucas Paqueta’s penalty.

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