
Arsenal will end a 22-year Premier League title wait with a trophy parade through Islington on Sunday. Four open-top buses are scheduled to depart at 14:00 BST, with both the men’s and women’s teams participating. The women’s team will display the Women’s Champions League trophy won earlier this season alongside the Premier League trophy. The men’s team will hope the parade also signals a future Champions League success. The parade will follow a roughly four-mile loop covering Highbury, Canonbury, Upper Street, Angel, and surrounding roads before returning to the Emirates area. The stadium and nearby streets will be no-pedestrian-access zones, and fans are asked not to gather at several specified locations. Highbury Fields is expected to be busy, and key nearby stations include Finsbury Park, Arsenal, Holloway Road, Highbury & Islington, and Angel.
"Arsenal will parade the Premier League trophy through Islington on Sunday, with four open-top buses due to set off at 14:00 BST. The club's men's and women's teams will both take part. The women's side will display the Women's Champions League, won earlier this season, alongside the Premier League trophy. The men's team will hope the parade also marks a Champions League victory."
"The parade will follow a roughly four-mile loop through Islington, taking in much of Highbury, Canonbury and Upper Street before returning to the Emirates area. From the stadium, the buses will head west along Hornsey Road, then south down Holloway Road. The route passes Highbury & Islington station before continuing south on Upper Street - the borough's main high street - down to Angel."
"From Angel, the procession turns north, looping back up via Essex Road, Newington Green Road and Petherton Road, before joining Green Lanes and Mount Grove Road. It then comes down Blackstock Road and west along Seven Sisters Road to return towards the stadium. The Emirates Stadium itself, Drayton Park and the immediately surrounding streets will be sealed off as no-pedestrian-access zones."
"The club has asked fans not to gather at the stadium, Hornsey Road, Benwell Road or Drayton Park, saying the teams will not be visible from those locations. Highbury Fields, which sits inside the loop near Highbury & Islington station, is likely to be one of the busiest areas. The nearest Tube and rail stations to the route are Finsbury Park, Arsenal, Holloway Road, Highbury & Islington and Angel."
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