CHAOS outside Arsenal’s stadium saw their Premier League opener delayed by 30 minutes.

The Gunners were due to take on Nottingham Forest at 12.30pm, looking to start their title challenge with a bang.

Arsenal fans were waiting outside the Emirates to be let in

Fans had filled the queuing areas

The match was been delayed by 30 minutes

There was thought to be 35,000 people outside the ground

The game kicked off with fans still outside

But the club were forced to delay the game until 1pm.

Arsenal tweeted: “This afternoon’s game with Nottingham Forest will now kick off at 1pm (UK), due to a delay at the turnstiles.”

The delay was caused by a new digital ticketing system going down.

Thousands of fans were stranded outside the Emirates Stadium while they waited to get admitted.

Up to 35,000 supporters reportedly remained outside the stadium waiting to enter, according to reports.

A tweet went viral showing fans outside the stadium with the queues said to be “huge”.

Fans reacted to the delay on social media.

One Tweeted: “People having trouble with the digital pass.”

A second commented: “Fix the turnstiles.”

A third wrote: “USELESS.”

A fourth said: “Sort them out!!”

While a fifth added: “This was the most predictable thing in the history of predictions.”

Another joked: “We jumped the early kick-off curse😂.”

Although several spectators were remained outside, the game did start at 1pm.

In order to avoid conflicting with the 3pm blackout, during which football matches in the UK cannot be aired on TV, the game had to begin.

Due to a significant manufacturing issue, the Arsenal players were sporting the incorrect uniform in the meanwhile.