The Premier League has said it has “full confidence” that fixtures will be able to continue as scheduled despite a significant rise in positive COVID-19 cases across the division.
Manchester City’s trip to Merseyside to take on Everton on Monday was postponed after a number of positive tests in the camp of Pep Guardiola’s side.
That became just the second game called off because of coronavirus since football returned following the first national lockdown, with Aston Villa’s game with Newcastle United the first.
Reports of a two-week break across the league surfaced on Tuesday, and those calls will likely get louder after Tottenham Hotspur’s home game with Fulham was also postponed tonight due to positive coronavirus cases through the Fulham side.
However, the Premier League remains committed to seeing the fixtures through as scheduled.
A statement read: “The match between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham, due to be played at 18:00 GMT this evening, has been postponed following a Premier League Board meeting this afternoon.
“Fulham lodged a request with the Premier League Board to rearrange the fixture following a significant rise in positive COVID-19 cases, as well as a number of players showing symptoms today.
“The Premier League Board has consulted its medical advisors and the decision to postpone the game has been taken as a precaution and with the health of players and staff as the priority. The group will now be retested immediately.
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“With low numbers of positive tests across the overwhelming majority of clubs, the Premier League continues to have full confidence in its COVID-19 protocols and being able to continue to play our fixtures as scheduled.
“The League wishes those with COVID-19 a safe and speedy recovery and will rearrange the postponed fixture between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham in due course.”
