Tottenham stadium news: North London derby to take place in Wembley, club announces



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The Spurs had hoped to move into their new stadium at the time of the Gunners' visit on March 2, but the match will now be held at Wembley.

Tottenham has confirmed that his North London derby against Arsenal on March 2 will not run in the newly renovated White Hart Lane stadium.

The club was hoping to have been moved to its new home, built on the site of its former home in London's N17, in time to welcome their big rivals.

Instead of this match will be played in Wembley, where the Spurs have been at home since they left their old stadium, the White Hart Lane, in 2017.

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A statement posted on the club's website said: "We can report today that the repair work on the security systems in the new stadium is about to be completed. other security systems.

"The success of these tests is essential to our ability to obtain a security certificate and open the stadium.

"We can therefore confirm that we will play our Premier League match against Arsenal on Saturday March 2 at 12:30 pm at Wembley Stadium. "

The Spurs originally only planned to play in the national stadium for one season only. The September home game against Liverpool was over. in pencil as a temporary opening day for the new field.

On the contrary, the project experienced delays, with the club declaring that testing of security systems and procedures was the main reason why the stadium was almost six months behind schedule.

The club were forced to play an EFL Cup match against Watford at MK Dons Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, more than 50 miles from White Hart Lane.

And the boss, Mauricio Pochettino, even suggested last year that the confusion surrounding the move of the stadium had already cost trophies to the team.

Club President Daniel Levy said in a statement, "Once again, thank you all for your support and for the tremendous support we have received from so many different backgrounds. These next few weeks are crucial. "

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Earlier in the season, the club received a special waiver from the FA and local authorities to continue playing at Wembley for the remainder of the season.

The Spurs have not yet announced a new date for the opening of the stadium.

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