"Arsenal have been found to have breached FA Cup rules when they hosted Manchester United in the third round of the competition in January. Mikel Arteta's side went out at the first hurdle despite Manchester United being reduced to ten men midway through the second half, with Gabriel cancelling out Bruno Fernandes' opener just two minutes after Diogo Dalot was shown a second yellow card - only for the Gunners to lose on penalties."
"For competition matches other than a semi-final or the Final, the away club shall have the right to claim either: (a) up to 15% of the tickets issued (up to a maximum of 9,000); or (b) if the Ground is not all ticketed, up to 15% the Ground's maximum capacity, provided that: 191.1. the tickets are for admission to a fully segregated area; and 191.2. the request for the tickets is made within four days of the relevant draw."
Arsenal breached FA Cup regulations over ticket allocation when hosting Manchester United in the third round in January. Manchester United were reduced to ten men, conceded an equaliser but won on penalties. The FA referred Arsenal to the Professional Game Board for allegedly breaching rule 192, which requires compliance with rule 191. Rule 191 grants away clubs the right to claim up to 15% of tickets (maximum 9,000) under specified conditions. Arsenal reportedly allocated only 8,000 tickets to visiting fans, citing safety grounds, and the PGB found that decision to be in breach.
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