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Arsenal will wear a special all-white kit in their FA Cup tie at Oxford as part of their ‘No More Red’ campaign to tackle knife crime… but it bodes ill on the pitch after their embarrassing defeat! against Forest last season!
Arsenal will once again wear a white kit in the FA Cup third round after launching the next chapter of their No More Red campaign.
Launched in January last year in conjunction with Gunners kit manufacturer Adidas, the initiative is designed to support Arsenal’s long-standing work in the Community to help keep young people safe from crime with knives and youth violence.
The Premier League leaders will wear the special white kit on Monday night when they take on Oxford United at Kassam Stadium.
Arsenal have launched their new all-white kit to raise awareness against knife crime.
Meanwhile, Arsenal Women will wear their No More Red pre-match training tops ahead of the WSL derby against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on January 15.
While the number of teens killed as a result of violent youth crime dropped significantly in 2022 from the previous 12 months, the 11,502 knives Recorded crime in London between January and November last year was an increase over the corresponding period in 2021.
‘YYoung people face multiple challenges as they grow up in today’s world and we don’t have all the answers, but we are confident that our work makes a significant contribution to the lives of our participants,” said Freddie Hudson, director of Arsenal in the Community. . .
The Premier League leaders will wear the kit at Oxford in the FA Cup on Monday night.
Arsenal wore the all-white kit last year at Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup third round.
But they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat when Lewis Grabban scored a late winner for Forest.
“Our hard work must continue and we are proud to build on the achievements of No More Red’s first year by adding more social action projects and a volunteer program that broadens the reach of this powerful initiative.”
Several high-profile figures, including former Gunner striker Ian Wright and champion boxer Anthony Yarde, backed the campaign last year, which involved 10 London charities.
On the pitch, Arsenal are hoping the all-white kit will prove more successful than it was 12 months ago when Mikel Arteta’s men were knocked out of the FA Cup by Nottingham Forest.
Lewis Grabban scored a late winner at the City Ground as the then Championship club stunned the Premier League giants to reach the fourth round.