- Police were seen confiscating a drum from Crystal Palace fans at the Emirates
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Police officers were seen wading into the Crystal Palace end at the Emirates Stadium to confiscate a drum from the away supporters, ahead of the Eagles’ Premier League clash against Arsenal.
Swathes of officers wearing high-vis jackets stormed into a packed away end as Palace fans set of blue and red flares at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.
The police were seen speaking with several travelling supporters ahead of kick-off while one officer was seen videoing the fans from the terrace above.
Some questioned the large police presence online, with one X (formerly Twitter) user writing: ’25 odd Police to confiscate a drum.’
Arsenal took the lead inside 11 minutes of the game, with Gabriel heading in a corner from Declan Rice to give the hosts an early lead.
But despite confiscating the instrument, a drum beat was still heard during the early parts of the game at the Emirates Stadium.
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According to Arsenal’s fan guidelines, supporters are not permitted to bring musical instruments into the stadium.
Palace soon found themselves 2-0 down and it was almost a copy of the first goal.
Despite police taking the drum, Palace fans were still in full voice ahead of the game against their London rivals, with one writing on X: ‘They took our drum but that ain’t stopping us.’
Bukayo Saka this time sweeping in a corner, with Gabriel seeming to meet the ball at the back post, heading downwards towards Dean Henderson in net, with the ball bouncing off the goalkeeper and going in.
It was a fast start from the Gunners, who have failed to win in their last two matches at home suffering a 2-0 defeat by Liverpool in the FA Cup.
They were also beaten 2-0 by Aston Villa in the Premier League back in December.
Palace, meanwhile, have just one win in their last five outings across all competitions, having suffered defeat to Everton in the FA Cup in midweek.
The Eagles currently sit just five points off the releegation zone, with manager Roy Hodgson now under some pressure with Palace having been linked with former Chelsea boss Graham Potter.
Post source: Daily mail