Premier League table toppers Arsenal could see a crunch fixture moved to accommodate the FA Youth Cup final at the Emirates. 

The surprise possible change comes with the Gunners being only eight games from glory should they win their all final games to lift the title for the first time since 2004.

Mikel Arteta's side have taken the world of football by storm with their free-flowing football produced by a young, hungry side. 

Despite the North Londoners 2-2 draw with Liverpool in a match Reds boss Jurgen Klopp called 'spectacular' Arteta's side are still very much in the box seat. 

Arsenal are set to travel to the east of the capital this weekend to take on West Ham at the London Stadium, prior to hosting Southampton at the Emirates on Friday, April 21.

Arteta's side then face a season-defining week when they travel to the Etihad to take on Pep Guardiola's Manchester City before hosting Chelsea at the Emirates. 

However, there is increasingly speculation that the Chelsea fixture which has been scheduled for Saturday, April 29 with a 530pm kick-off could be moved in favour of Arsenal's home stadium hosting the FA Youth Cup final instead. 

It is understood that the Met Police and and Islington Council have requested that the Premier League clash against Chelsea be moved from Saturday, April 29 to the evening of Tuesday, May 2 at the Emirates.

If the demands are actioned, the decision would surely be the first time a top-flight match has been moved to accommodate an academy game, albeit in favour of the pinnacle of the U18s pyramid in English football. 

Jack Wilshere's young guns have wowed supporters of the club's renowned academy after a thrilling run to the final where there will meet West Ham U18s.

WIlshere's side is packed with top young talent including Premier League starlet Ethan Nwaneri, who became the club's youngest-ever first team starter when he featured against Brentford last September aged just 15 years and 181 days. 

Nwaneri has played a pivotal role in Wilshere's side overcoming Milwall 6-0 in the first round, before they edged out Newcastle 3-2 at St James's Park. The young guns then came from 2-0 down to beat Watford 4-2 at Vicarage Road boosted by Amario Cozier-Duberry's excellent performance that saw him cooly net two crucial penalties.

The bucanneering Arsenal youngsters then came back from 2-1 down to beat Cambridge United 3-2 at the Emirates, before Myles Lewis-Skelly's 122nd minute winner to make it 2-1 against a strong Manchester City side sealed a memorable last-gasp triumph after extra time.

Official confirmation is expected from Arsenal and West Ham in the coming days.