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Fans heading to Premier League matches this Saturday face travel chaos caused by a nationwide train strike.
Manchester United fans will have to leave early from their Saturday evening trip to Brentford to make the last train home, while Newcastle and Leeds supporters face a scramble to avoid overnight public transport that could take more than 16 hours.
Of the seven Premier League matches on Saturday, only Leicester's visit to Arsenal will be unaffected by the walkout of 6,500 train drivers in a row over pay.
Arsenal's match against Leicester is the only Saturday fixture set to be unaffected by strikes
The strike will impact nine train companies, with some running no services at all.
It means disruption for Everton fans heading to Aston Villa and Fulham supporters travelling to Wolves. With no direct trains, both sets of fans face longer journeys that include several changes.
The situation is even more severe for fans of United, Leeds, Newcastle and Bournemouth.
United take on Brentford at 5.30pm on Saturday. The last train back, however, leaves St Pancras - around 50 minutes from the Gtech Community Stadium - at 8.02pm. That is around 40 minutes after the final whistle. The situation is not helped by the closure of Kew Bridge Station, which sits beside
