Chelsea will have a new banner for their Israeli supporters’ club in place for Wednesday evening’s Carabao Cup match against Blackburn.
The fans’ club was told it could no longer display the Star of David inside Stamford Bridge and its original banner, which had been up for eight years, was removed.
That happened after the Premier League issued clubs with guidance not to allow Israel and Palestine flags into grounds amid the Israel-Hamas war.
Chelsea said they had followed Premier League guidance. But the Premier League insist that any decision was left to Chelsea.
The Chelsea Israeli supporters’ club branded the move “anti-Semitic”.
The new banner simply says Chelsea Israeli Supporters Club, along with the club’s lion crest.
Chelsea paid for the banner, which was sent to the printers on Tuesday and will be on show for the first time when Blackburn visit Stamford Bridge in the fourth-round clash.
The Blues, who lost 2-0 at home to Brentford on Saturday, host Blackburn bidding to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
