Football fans face travel chaos for huge weekend of Premier League clashes as latest set of train strikes confirmed
TRAIN STRIKES are set to plunge Premier League fans into chaos next month.
It has been confirmed that the latest set of strikes will take place between Friday, April 5 and Monday, April 8.
Drivers for Chiltern, GWR, LNER, Northern, and TransPennine will strike on the Saturday – when seven Premier League games are taking place.
Of those matches, the disruption is expected to mostly impact Newcastle‘s trip to Fulham – a 3pm kick-off.
Walkouts over the weekend are also set to impact fans making the trip to Sheffield United vs Chelsea at Bramall Lane.
But the fans that will suffer the most are those going to Tottenham vs Nottingham Forest in North London on Monday evening.
That is because the list of those striking includes c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, South Western Railway main line and depot drivers, and the SWR Island Line.
And that is not the only disruption as London Underground drivers that are members of the Aslef union will also strike on the same day.
It comes after 98 per cent of its drivers voted in favour of action – with a second strike set for Saturday, May 4 when another set of Premier League fixtures take place.
The overground strike is taking place due to a long-running dispute over pay.
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The underground strike is a result of employees disputing their terms and conditions.
The latest travel fears come after Chelsea fans faced cancellations prior to their trip to Manchester City last month.
And in January, Arsenal supporters suffered the impact of tube strikes on the day of their 3-1 win over Liverpool.