TNT Sports' coverage of Arsenal's Champions League clash with Slavia Prague was hit with major technical difficulties in the opening 15 minutes, leaving pundits commentating from the studio instead.
The Gunners travelled to the Czech Republic for their fourth Champions League clash of the season, as they chased a club-record eighth consecutive clean sheet in all competitions.
But while fans watched the game live on TNT Sport, they were met with major audio issues that left Martin Keown and Sam Matterface silenced before being replaced live on air.
TNT Sports Forced to Apologise During Slavia Prague vs Arsenal
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Fans became angered during the coverage as, while Matterface and Keown were commentating, serious audio issues began to occur, leading to significant echoes and a 'shocking' service.
The broadcasters were forced to flash an apology up on the screen as they tried to work out the problems, but they couldn't find anything quickly, and eventually the commentators were silenced entirely. That led to studio host Laura Woods coming live on air and introducing pundits Owen Hargreaves and Anita Asante as 'commentators from the studio' for around a ten minute period of the first half.
Some fans reacted on social media, with one describing it as 'really poor' and 'unwatchable'.
Another fan described it as 'shocking' while pointing out that the audio wasn't working, and one fan called for TNT Sports to 'sort it out'.
Matterface and Keown returned to their commentary duties with another apology on the 25 minute mark, with host Laura Woods earning plaudits for being 'able to do everything'.
The north London giants took the lead shortly after the issues were corrected, with star winger and stand-in captain Bukayo Saka netting from a penalty after a handball was given against Slavia Prague captain Lukas Provod.