HULL City fans faced a race of time to make the kick-off for Wednesday night's match against Arsenal after huge tailbacks on the M1 following an accident.
Twenty six coaches had made the trip south to London for the Premier League clash.
However, the M1 closure southbound between junctions 22 and 21a have led to delays of up to three hours. Some coaches arrived at the stadium after the 7.45pm kick-off.
Alan Acklam, of Acklams Coaches in Beverley, which took 22 coaches to London for the game, said they set off from Hull at 12.15pm for London.
Nineteen of the 22 coaches made it to the stadium in time for the kick-off. The remaining three were expected to be in by 8pm after taking diversions around the accident, a lorry which had struck the central reservation. The lorry driver was treated for what are thought to be minor injuries.
Mr Acklam said: "Some of our coaches suffered delays of two-and-a-half to three hours because of the closure. Others, who got past before the accident, were in London by 5.30pm.
"We've kept in contact with the drivers and the Met Police.
"Once the coaches got past the closure the road was as clear as anything, but before then there were moments when some of the coaches took about 45 minutes to do a mile."
Hull City players were unaffected by the accident having left Hull earlier.
West Bromwich Albion delayed the kick-off to their game against Manchester City until 8.15pm because of heavy traffic however, Arsenal didn't delay the 7.45pm kick-off against City.
