The Premier League One staff misplaced one other match to the outbreak of COVID-19 when Aston Villa’s residence sport in opposition to Burnley was postponed almost two hours earlier than kickoff on Saturday.
Villa stated it did not have sufficient gamers to area a staff after extra constructive assessments have been reported early Saturday. The league permitted Villa’s request to postpone the match “based on the number of COVID-19 cases, injuries and illness”.
Five matches scheduled for this weekend have already been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak in squads amid a well being emergency in Britain that has prompted the Omicron model of the outbreak.
Aston Villa can affirm that at this time’s Premier League match with Burnley has been postponed as a result of elevated quantity of constructive COVID-19 take a look at ends in our enjoying squad.
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 18, 2021
The league stated the remaining 4 video games – Leeds-Arsenal on Saturday and Newcastle-Manchester City, Wolverhampton-Chelsea and Tottenham-Liverpool on Sunday – “are currently scheduled to go ahead as planned.”
The complete variety of Premier League video games to be postponed prior to now week is 10. Only six video games have been canceled within the final complete season as a result of coronavirus.
We can affirm that at this time’s sport has been postponed attributable to a COVID outbreak inside Aston Villa Camp.
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— Burnley FC (@burnleyofficial) December 18, 2021
Burnley have now postponed two video games on fixture day within the final 4 days. His residence match in opposition to Watford was additionally referred to as off hours earlier than kickoff on Wednesday.
Premier League managers will meet on Monday to debate the COVID-19 state of affairs, with some managers – corresponding to Brentford’s Thomas Frank – advocating a pause in play, citing equity, and others saying play continues ought to stay.
The league has already resumed emergency measures corresponding to extra frequent testing and carrying face masks indoors. Its board evaluates functions for postponement of matches on a case-by-case foundation and “based on existing regulations and the COVID-19 postponement guidance issued to all clubs.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
