First it was the Beast from the East, then Mother's Day, and on Sunday it was the turn of the Easter Bunny.
After Arsenal supporters voted with their feet for home Premier League fixtures against Manchester City and Watford, apathy again reigned at the Emirates Stadium. The explanation was not convincing.
'It is explicable by the fact it is Easter, a family happening,' manager Arsene Wenger said. 'We're not going for a lot in the Premier League in people's minds. We had a break, the last two or three weeks we faced that problem.