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Arsenal sell out all 2,000 tickets for Rapid Vienna game in 20 minutes

Arsenal will be the first Premier League club to welcome fans back to their stadium; Last time fans were allowed in Emirates was almost nine months ago when Arsenal beat West Ham 1-0 on March 7; London set for tier 2 restrictions when lockdown is lifted on December 2

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Image: The Emirates will welcome fans back for the first time since March on Thursday

Arsenal sold out all 2,000 tickets available for Thursday's Europa League group game against Rapid Vienna in 20 minutes.

The Gunners will be the first Premier League club to welcome their fans back into the stadium, with London set for tier 2 restrictions when lockdown is eased on December 2.

It will be the first match at the Emirates with fans in almost nine months.

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The club's Premium members and Gold season ticket holders were able to buy up to four tickets each on a 'first come, first served' basis from 9am on Saturday morning.

The club has defended the decision to distribute tickets in a priority sale, saying: "The different restrictions and guidelines for UEFA matches, coupled with the short timeframe to provide and receive information from our fans, would have ultimately created too many complications and a risk of confusion and disappointment for supporters."

However, many of the club's 45,000 season ticket holders were unable to get tickets.

Arsenal is planning to run a ticketing ballot for the Premier League match against Burnley on December 13.

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The club say it was a huge challenge to organise the ticket sale at short notice, and hope fans understand.

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