The EFL have told the UK Government that some of their clubs fear they could go out of business if games have to be played behind closed doors as a response to the coronavirus.
The spread of coronavirus in Europe has led to widespread disruption and football is being heavily affected as a result.
In the UK, the biggest single-day rise of confirmed cases was witnessed on Sunday and the third death due to the virus also occurred.
A Cobra meeting was chaired this morning as UK Government officials discussed their coronavirus strategy with sporting authorities present.
The option of staging sporting events behind closed doors was discussed but it has been confirmed that such a plan will not be taken imminently.
The UK Government remains in the contain phase of coronavirus as the advice remains the same such as the plea for people to wash their hands.
When it comes to cancelling sports events or any other drastic measure, there has been 'no talk' of that so far.
The aforementioned Cobra meeting only lasted an hour but it has been confirmed by Sky Sports that the Government are in daily contact with sporting authorities on the matter.
Sky Sports also confirmed that there was a discussion of how stadium events would work behind closed doors.
And according to a report in the Guardian on Monday night, the league is believed to have made it clear that clubs are seriously worried about the likely financial impact games being played behind closed doors could have on them.
They say although clubs understand the importance of following all advice and putting public safety first, some, particularly in League One and League Two, are seriously worried about not being able to sell tickets to matches and having to repay season ticket holders.
In an interview with the BBC on Monday morning, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Oliver Dowden, played down the potential of sporting events in the UK going behind closed doors after a report suggested a move may be imminent.
"At this stage we're not in the territory of cancelling or postponing events," Dowden told BBC Radio 5 Live
"I was at Twickenham [for England v Wales] with the Prime Minister [on Saturday]. There was a huge crowd of people there.
“There is no reason why people should not be going to those events. It is very premature to be talking about things like that."
Dowden then added: "That is why I asked the chief medical officer to brief the sporting bodies last week and that is why we will be driven by the advice of the chief medical officer as we continue.
"I do want to emphasise in relation to sporting events, any talk of cancellation is very premature indeed.
"At the moment there is no evidence to suggest we should be doing that and we don't have any plans to."
