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Saw their midweek game with Burnley postponed just hours before kick-off. The Canaries had discussions with the Premier League over Saturday's clash with West Ham and it was agreed to postpone as they have an insufficient number of players available. Josh Sargent, Lukas Rupp and Pierre Lees-Melou were absent from the squad that faced Aston Villa in midweek for 'Covid-related' reasons, but while Christos Tzolis is the only confirmed player to test positive, more positive test results have been returned.

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Manager Dean Smith was facing an anxious wait to discover the full extent of the outbreak at the club. Saturday's game with Manchester United has now been postponed. Graham Potter confirmed there were 'three to four' positive cases before the game, which they lost 1-0. Had a request for Wednesday's game with Wolves to be postponed rejected by the Premier League following an outbreak at the club. Their training complex is closed until Tuesday at least, in order to reduce the risk of transmission. Calls to have Saturday's game with Brighton to be postponed were accepted on Thursday, and it has emerged that United would have had only seven available players for that game such is the impact of the outbreak.

Manchester UnitedĬase numbers are currently unknown but a large outbreak saw their game with Brentford postponed. Their training ground was closed on Thursday morning to contain the outbreak but given they have an insufficient number of players available, their weekend trip to Everton is also off. Would have been without several players for Tottenham's visit on Thursday due to Covid before the game was postponed - despite initial calls being rejected - hours before kick-off. Their training ground has been closed and as a result their trip to Southampton on Saturday has been postponed. The Bees have 13 cases among players and staff – the club are now calling for a circuit-breaker szhutdown to help clubs recover. Aston Villaįorced to postpone Premier League clash with Burnley on December 18 just two hours before kick-off after an increased amount of positive Covid-19 test results within their playing squad. Defender Pablo Mari and midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga were among those to test positive and therefore missed the win at Leeds. Mikel Arteta revealed Arsenal had been forced to close their London Colney training ground after reporting a 'few cases' among players and staff following their 2-0 victory over West Ham United. As if a beleaguered NHS staff, desperate for the vaccination message to strike home, does not matter more.īut the observations of Wolves’ Portuguese manager Bruno Lage after Sunday’s 0-0 draw against Chelsea showed what candid, uncomplicated managerial leadership looks like in a time of national crisis. As if society does not transcend the individual at times like this. The counter-argument about the individual’s right to choose comes back swiftly. It has somehow become unfashionable even to suggest that players should be vaccinated. His highly selective intervention feels a whole lot like self-interest talking. ‘If we have to play with our cases then we’ll play and do our best.’ ‘I don’t want to get involved in this political stuff,’ he said. Tuchel said at one stage that he did not know what proportion of his players had been jabbed.Įven last Thursday, with Omicron ripping through the country and threatening to overwhelm our hospitals, he would not contribute to a conversation about Covid leaving squads depleted. Tuchel complained about having to field an unfit N'Golo Kante when Chelsea faced Wolves