{"id":3295,"date":"2021-12-20T13:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T18:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/20\/premier-league-come-to-decision-over-potential-december-postponement-following-covid-19-surge-amongst-clubs\/"},"modified":"2021-12-20T13:13:42","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T18:13:42","slug":"premier-league-come-to-decision-over-potential-december-postponement-following-covid-19-surge-amongst-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2021\/12\/20\/premier-league-come-to-decision-over-potential-december-postponement-following-covid-19-surge-amongst-clubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League come to decision over potential December postponement following Covid-19 surge amongst clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Premier League have reached a decision regarding a potential postponement this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dugout-video dugout-embed-eyJrZXkiOiIiLCJwIjoiZ3JlYXRnb2FscyIsInBsIjoibWF0Y2gifQ==\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.dugout.com\/v3.1\/greatgoals.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Premier League hit hard by Covid-19<\/h2>\n<p>The English top-flight has been hit very hard by the surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-59629916\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Covid-19 cases<\/a> currently sweeping across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday, for example, saw just one of the six scheduled fixtures take place.<\/p>\n<p>Three of four went ahead on Sunday, but every club, barring Manchester City, had at least one covid case, with Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel letting his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/football\/59719428\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">thoughts<\/a> on the situation be known after the Blues\u2019 stalemate with Wolves which saw Timo Werner, Romelu Lukaku, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ben Chilwell all out with the virus.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is not safe: We talk about protecting players and a safe environment but it is not safe. I would be not surprised if the next test shows up and we have more positives. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cHow should it stop if we sit in the bus and have dinners and just stay together like nothing happened?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Premier League to go on<\/h2>\n<p>Following a pretty disastrous weekend all 20 Premier League clubs met on Monday to discuss a potential postponement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Premier League will strongly argue against festive firebreak at meeting of all 20 clubs this lunchtime | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JBurtTelegraph<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YbMXiDeKZk\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/YbMXiDeKZk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeleFootball\/status\/1472894311691870216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHowever, as revealed by The Athletic on Monday afternoon:<\/p>\n<p><em>The majority of Premier League clubs want to continue playing throughout the festive period despite a spate of recent postponements due to COVID-19 outbreaks.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticUK?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheAthleticUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Premier League meeting: No vote but majority of clubs for now want to try &amp; play ALL festive fixtures, even tho several argued to postpone gameweek 20 in interests of player welfare. Show goes on even as squads stretched to limit. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eupuExfXHd\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/eupuExfXHd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Crafton (@AdamCrafton_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamCrafton_\/status\/1472942062567837702?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nBut, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBurtTelegraph\/status\/1472941212680306690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> elsewhere that disruption could instead come in January.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/andy-robertson-joins-aleksandar-mitrovic-in-exclusive-premier-league-club-after-sending-off-vs-tottenham\/\">Andy Robertson joins Aleksandar Mitrovic in exclusive Premier League club after sending off vs Tottenham<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/arsenal-youngsters-write-history-as-they-dazzle-against-leeds-united\/\">How Smith Rowe and Arsenal\u2019s youngsters made Premier League history in Arsenal\u2019s win over Leeds<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Premier League have reached a decision regarding a potential postponement this month. Premier League hit hard by Covid-19 The English top-flight has been hit very hard by the surge in Covid-19 cases currently sweeping across the UK. This past Saturday, for example, saw just one of the six scheduled fixtures take place. 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