Premier League confident in its protocols

THE Premier League has “full confidence” in its Covid-19 protocols, with no plans to pause the season despite a surge in positive cases which led to another match being postponed.

Wednesday night’s Tottenham versus Fulham fixture was called off less than three hours before the scheduled 6pm start after the visitors returned more positive coronavirus test results. It is the third Premier League game to be wiped out following a national rise in infection levels – with Monday’s clash between Everton and Manchester City having followed the postponement of Newcastle against Aston Villa at the start of December.

Manchester City’s players have now resumed training after no new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported following a round of testing on Tuesday. More tests will take place later in the week, the results of which will determine whether the trip to Chelsea tomorrow and then the Carabao Cup semifinal at Manchester United can go ahead.

Despite some calls for a “circuit-breaker” in fixtures to help tackle the situation, the league will continue. In a statement, the PL said: “The League continues to have confidence in its Covid-19 protocols to enable fixtures to be played as scheduled, and these protocols continue to have the full backing of Government.