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Arsenal's Europa League Match Against Vorskla Poltava Given Green Light

Arsenal's UEFA Europa League match against Vorskla Poltava on Thursday will go ahead as planned in Kiev after being moved to the Ukrainian capital due to security concerns.

Vorskla's vice-president Oleg Lisak previously cast doubt whether the match would be played due to security concerns in the region, per BBC Sport. But as shared by the BBC's Jonah Fischer, those fears have been put to bed:

Jonah Fisher

CONFIRMED: Football officials in Ukraine have confirmed to the BBC that tonight’s match between Arsenal and Vorskla Poltava in Kiev/Kyiv is definitely on. It was moved from Poltava over security fears.