Aston Villa have donated their matchday food to charity after the coronavirus outbreak resulted in their clash with Chelsea being postponed.
The Premier League announced on Friday morning that all games would be suspended until April 4 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The outbreak has resulted in the cancellation of several high-profile sporting events, with the Champions League, Europa League and Championship also being suspended.
Villa were due to face Frank Lampard's Chelsea side on Saturday evening, meaning 850 packed lunches had been prepared for staff at the game.
The food was set to go to waste, but in an act of kindness the west Midlands club decided to donate it all to charity.
A club tweet read: "850 staff packed lunches and hot food for tomorrow's postponed game is being donated to support homeless charities.
"If your organisation is interested an able to collect food from Villa Park by 4:30 today."
The Aston Villa Foundation confirmed on Twitter on Friday afternoon that all of the food has now been allocated to a number of homeless charities and shelters.
Villa are not the only club to make this excellent gesture, with both Fulham and Tranmere Rovers declaring on social media that they will be following suit and also donating their match day food to charity.
The Premier League joined a growing list of global sporting events affected by the virus after emergency talks on Friday morning, which also saw all EFL matches postponed until April 3.
The talks came after the news emerged that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Chelsea midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi tested positive for the coronavirus, while Everton closed their training facilities after a member of the first-team squad reported a high-temperature. Five Bournemouth employees are also currently self-isolating.
