The clubs made the decision after meeting on Monday to address the impact of the pandemic, which forced the suspension of 10 games in the last 10 days.
The clubs of the Premier League English have decided this Monday keep the match schedule for this Christmas, despite the fact that wave of COVID-19 positives it is affecting the domestic competition.
The 20 Premier League clubs made that decision after meeting this Monday to address the impact of the pandemic, following the cancellation of six matches during the day played last weekend.
Total, the English league has been forced to suspend ten games in the last ten days, but its intention is to celebrate the three rounds of clashes scheduled for eight days from next December 26.
Specific, the Premier will maintain the day of Boxing Day, on December 26, and matches on December 27, 28, 29, 30, and January 1, 2 and 3.
Last monday, the competition recorded 42 cases of coronavirus among the more than 3,000 players and club employees, which was a record since the pandemic started, and the number is expected to continue to grow after today’s announcement.
The most recent case has been Chelsea, who asked the Premier to suspend their match on Sunday against Wolverhampton Wanderers, which was rejected.
Thomas Tuchel, the Blues coach, confirmed the Jorginho’s positive and he said that they have traveled with him by bus and had dinner with the Italian, so he does not rule out that more infections will appear in the next few hours.
Chelsea were forced to play their match with only six players on the bench, two of whom were goalkeepers.
Liverpool announced before facing the Tottenham Hotspur the positive of Thiago Alcántara and his coach, Jürgen Klopp, pointed out that the entire coaching staff has already received the booster dose, as have the players who meet the requirements to receive it. (D)
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