LONDON, Jan 26 — Premier League clubs must have at least four positive coronavirus cases in their squad before a match can be called off under new guidance issued today following a number of controversial postponements.
If a club could not field 13 outfield players and a goalkeeper either from their squad list or appropriately experienced under-21 players, the match would be postponed.There was a growing belief that teams hit by absences of key players were using the flexibility in the rules to have matches called off.
Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow recently said the rules were not fit for purpose, while Tottenham were furious at the league’s decision to grant a postponement request to Arsenal for the north London derby. “From now on, if a club applies to postpone a match on the grounds of insufficient players due to Covid-19, they must have a minimum of four positive cases within their squad.”
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