Arsenal U18s’ game away to Brighton & Hove Albion today was postponed after the team coach ended up in Bournemouth instead.
The fixture was initially supposed to kick off at 12pm at Brighton’s AMEX Football Centre in Lancing but was then delayed until 12.30pm before being postponed, with the game now having to take place at a later date.
The Arsenal squad ended up in Bournemouth which is 87 miles (a 1 hour and 45 minute drive) away from Lancing.
Arsenal had been looking to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to four matches.
Alexei Rojas had been named in the starting lineup in place of Noah Cooper, while Will Sweet, Zach Shuaib and Omari Benjamin were all set to start as they replaced Cam’ron Ismail, Michal Rosiak and Osman Kamara.
Chido Obi-Martin, who made his debut for the U21s last weekend, was back with the U18s as he was named amongst the substitutes.
Maldini Kacurri, Louie Copley and Seb Ferdinand were named in the squad having also been part of the U21 squad last night. Trialist Mason Cotcher was set to start up front.
Arsenal team: Rojas; Ferdinand, Kacurri, W. Sweet, Brown; Shuaib, Akolbire, Copley; Oyetunde, Cotcher, Benjamin.
Subs: Cooper, C. Ismail, Ryan, Obi-Martin.
Jeorge Bird's Arsenal Youth 
Did they start from Platform Nine and Three-Quarters?
Embarrassing
I’m no expert on British motorway issues, but in most countries taking the wrong turn would result in a 10-12 minutes by-pass assuming it is realized soon enough. So it sounds like an excuse than an actual explanation.
(Unless the driver took the turn against the flow of traffic and was arrested on the spot.)
While I’m at it, today’s game felt like a game of Quidditch, with Slytherin on, and reffed/VARed by Snape …