Aston Villa vs Newcastle postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak at Magpies

Friday's Premier League fixture between Aston Villa and Newcastle has been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the Magpies' squad.

The statement read: "Newcastle United's fixture at Aston Villa on Friday has been postponed following a significant increase in Covid-19 cases at the Magpies’ Training Centre.Aston Villa said: "Aston Villa can confirm that the club fully supports the Premier League’s decision to postpone our fixture with Newcastle United on Friday following a significant Covid outbreak at the Tyneside club and the shutdown of their training ground by Public Health England.

"Newcastle lodged a request with the Premier League to rearrange the game following a significant increase in COVID-19 cases at the club, which resulted in Public Health England North East advising that their training facilities remain closed. "Newcastle correctly notified PHE regarding a number of positive COVID-19 test results, which is standard practice under Government and Premier League guidelines.

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