Chelsea are hoping to return to Premier League action next weekend but could see another fixture postponed due to the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Although there is an expectation that Premier League fixtures will mostly be completed at the weekend after they were postponed with respect to The Queen's passing, London-based games face a major challenge. As reported by The Mirror, because of policing with officers on standby ahead of the Queen's state funeral next Monday.
Chelsea are set to face Liverpool at Stamford Bridge whilst Brentford also welcome Arsenal in west London on Sunday afternoon.
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With the Premier League and broadcasters hoping to get the games on, there have already been suggestions of swapping the venues, which creates its own logistical problems on such short notice. For example, Liverpool and Everton would then end up playing at home on the same day with Chelsea and West Ham fans in the same area.
Graham Potter's first Chelsea game in charge is still expected to be this Wednesday at home to RB Salzburg in the second Champions League group game. Should the Liverpool game also be called off, the Blues' next scheduled Premier League game would be away to Crystal Palace on the 1st of October following the international break.
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