The Premier League officials has stated that they are in “full confidence” with Covid-19 protocols. They asserted that the fixtures will be remained as scheduled after Tottenham Hotspur’s game against Fulham was postponed and that was the third time this happened.
“The Premier League Board has consulted its medical advisors and the decision to postpone the game has been taken as a precaution and with the health of players and staff as the priority. The group will now be re-tested immediately,” the league said in a statement.
“With low numbers of positive tests across the overwhelming majority of clubs, the Premier League continues to have full confidence in its COVID-19 protocols and being able to continue to play our fixtures as scheduled.”
Earlier this month Aston Villa’s match against Newcastle United was the first to get postponed the surge of Covid-19. Later Manchester City’s away game at Everton was rescheduled on Monday.
