Away-day planner

Emirates Stadium, London

Everything an away end needs at Emirates Stadium — the route, the safe pub, and the detour worth making. Built around the full 2026–27 Championship fixture list with local event and transport alerts.

Full Arsenal guide

Selected date

Sat 10 Oct

12:30 · v Leeds

Ground

Emirates Stadium

Capacity 60,704

Away end

Clock End (lower tier, block 15-17)

approx. 3,000

Travel

Arsenal (Piccadilly line) or Drayton Park

5 min from Arsenal tube

Your matchday card

Arsenal v Leeds

Saturday, 10 October 2026 · 12:30 · Emirates Stadium

Kick-off 12:30
  • Leave home

    3h journey each way

    07:00

  • Pub / food

    Time for a pint and a bite

    10:00

  • At the ground

    Beat the turnstile queues

    11:30

  • In your seat

    Warm-up and team news

    12:10

Times are a guide from the published kick-off — always allow extra for engineering works and matchday road closures.

Stylised illustration of Emirates Stadium in London
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Getting there

  • Arsenal tubePiccadilly line station renamed for the club; closes for outbound-only running after the match to manage crowds.
  • Drayton ParkOverground/Great Northern station right behind the away end, but shut on matchdays for southbound trains — useful for arriving, not leaving.
  • Holloway RoadA busier alternative tube ten minutes' walk away when Arsenal station queues are long.
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Safe away spots

  • The Drayton ArmsCorner pub on Holloway Road that takes a steady away following and shows other Saturday scores. Map
  • Blackstock RoadTurkish grills and bakeries a few minutes from the ground, cheaper and calmer than the concourse. Map
  • Highbury Barn cafésTen minutes north, a quieter spot for coffee before the walk down. Map
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Worth the detour

Emirates Stadium tour and museum

Runs on non-matchdays and matchday mornings; worth booking ahead for the trophy room.

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Highbury Square

The old Highbury pitch is now a residential garden — the facades of the East and West stands survive.

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Arsenal Islington heritage trail

Blue plaques and murals dotted around Drayton Park tracing the club's move from Woolwich.

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Off the beaten track

Lower-profile pubs, cafés and corners the locals keep to themselves.

  • The Chapel, Holloway Road

    Late-Victorian corner boozer away from the main routes, quiet before three and welcoming to away colours.

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  • Gillespie Park nature reserve

    A genuinely surprising strip of wildlife park behind Drayton Park station — a calm ten minutes before kick-off.

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  • Fyre & Salt, Blackstock Road

    Small independent café doing excellent breakfasts, missed by fans who stick to the main Holloway Road strip.

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Transport alert

Early televised kick-off

A 12:30 start usually means leaving before the first fast train of the day — pubs near the ground may not open until 11:00.

Ground note

Arsenal tube gets severely congested after the final whistle; consider walking to Holloway Road or Finsbury Park instead.

Ground note

Away allocation sells out quickly for London derbies and top-six fixtures — buy as soon as tickets go on general sale.

What the day will cost

Rough guide for a trip to London

Rough advance return fare per person

  • Travel£53
  • Away ticket£30
  • Drinks (3 pints)£16
  • Food on the day£14

Each person

£112

Group of 2

£225

Estimates only — fuel at 16p a mile, pints at £5.20, and walk-up rail fares can be far higher than advance singles.

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