Both Sheffield Wednesday and the crowd at Wembley will pay their own touching tributes to those who lost their lives in the Hillsborough disaster
Arsenal take on Wigan at Wembley today in the FA Cup semi-final, and there will undoubtedly be tributes paid before the game, and around the grounds in the Football League and Premier League too, to mark the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
With that in mind, there will be a fantastic gesture from both teams and the FA at the ground today, as 96 seats opposite the tunnel will be left vacant, with only Liverpool club scarves draped over them as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives.
These 96 seats opposite the tunnel at Wembley draped in Liverpool scarves will be left empty today. pic.twitter.com/1yBL6SKKTA
— Mark Pougatch (@markpougatch) April 12, 2014
Around the rest of the grounds, games will kick off later also, while Sheffield Wednesday have marked the occasion with a beautiful tribute of 96 personalised roses on seats in the lower west stand.
@MichaelVaughan nice tribute by #swfc placing 96 white seats and roses on the lower west stand. pic.twitter.com/uproDdBoyF
— Jason Nicholls (@v1images) April 12, 2014
Hat-tip to Mark Pougatch and Jason Nicholls for the pics
