ARSENAL set a record low attendance at their Carabao Cup clash with Doncaster exactly six years to the day since their previous worst.
Just 44,064 “tickets were issued” for the match against the Yorkshire outfit on Wednesday – although the actual figure looked a lot less judging by the swathes of empty seats. Despite the bargain price tickets on offer, tonight’s turnout beat the official low of 46,539 that watched their League Cup victory over Shrewsbury in 2011.
Arsenal are notorious for their attendances – always announcing the figure as tickets sold rather than those who actually come through the turnstiles.
But surely even they would have struggled to hide their embarrassment if they attempted to confirm a crowd over those at the Shrews clash.
Blocks of empty blocks surrounded the pitch in North London as thousands opted to stay away from the match against League One Donny.
That’s despite the Gunners slashing prices for the game.
Adult tickets were priced at £10 while kids could get in for just a fiver. However, there was one famous face who made the trip to the capital.
Manchester United’s legendary former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was in the directors’ box to watch his son Darren’s Doncaster in action. Arsenal took the lead on the night inside 25 minutes with Theo Walcott the man who fired them ahead.
Arsene Wenger also named wantaway Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez in his starting XI.
From The Sun
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