Which games have been suspended due to Covid-19? And what are the Premier League's rules on suspensions?
Which Premier League matches have been called off?
Brighton vs Tottenham – Nedeľa 12. December of December, Premier League
Brentford vs Man Utd – utorok 14. December of December, Premier League
Burnley vs Watford – Streda 15. December of December, Premier League
Leicester vs Tottenham – štvrtok 16. December of December, Premier League
Man Utd vs Brighton – Sobota 18. December of December, Premier League
Southampton vs Brentford – Sobota 18. December of December, Premier League
Watford vs Crystal Palace – Sobota 18. December of December, Premier League
West Ham vs Norwich – Sobota 18. December of December, Premier League
Aston Villa vs Burnley – Sobota 18. December of December, Premier League
Everton vs Leicester – Nedeľa 19. December of December, Premier League
Liverpool vs Leeds – Sunday 26. December of December, Premier League
Wolves vs Watford – Sunday 26. December of December, Premier League
Burnley vs Everton – Sunday 26. December of December, Premier League
Leeds vs Aston Villa – utorok 28. December of December, Premier League
Arsenal vs Wolves – utorok 28. December of December, Premier League
Everton vs Newcastle – štvrtok 30. December of December, Premier League
Leicester vs Norwich – Sobota 1. January, Premier League
Southampton vs Newcastle – Nedeľa 2. January, Premier League
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Which other matches were postponed?
A series of matches in other competitions was also postponed.
Tottenham vs Rennes – štvrtok 9. December of December, European Conference League
Sheffield Utd vs QPR – Pondelok 13. December of December, Championships
Muž City Women vs Leicester City Women – Streda 15. December of December, League Cup
Cardiff vs Derby – Sobota 18. December of December, Championships
QPR vs Swansea – Sobota 18. December of December, Championships
Reading vs Luton – Sobota 18. December of December, Championships
Millwall vs Preston – Sobota 18. December of December, Championships
AFC Wimbledon vs Portsmouth – Sobota 18. December of December, first league
Gillingham vs Crewe – Sobota 18. December of December, first league
Lincoln City vs Doncaster Rovers – Sobota 18. December of December, first league
Sheffield Wednesday vs Accrington – Sobota 18. December of December, first league
Barrow vs Northampton – Sobota 18. December of December, second league
Carlisle vs Bradford – Sobota 18. December of December, second league
Colchester vs Hartlepool – Sobota 18. December of December, second league
Crawley vs Oldham – Sobota 18. December of December, second league
Forest Green vs Mansfield Town – Sobota 18. December of December, second league
Scunthorpe vs Bristol Rovers – Sobota 18. December of December, second league
Chelsea Women vs West Ham Women – Nedeľa 19. December of December, women's super league
Women in Man Vs. Women in reading – Nedeľa 19. December of December, women's super league
Arsenal Women vs Brighton Women – Nedeľa 19. December of December, women's super league
Forest Green vs Colchester – Utorok 21. decembra – Druhá liga
Barnsley vs Stoke City – Nedeľa 26. December – Championship
Cardiff City vs Coventry City – Sunday 26. December – Championship
Fulham vs Birmingham – Nedeľa 26. December – Championship
Hull vs Blackburn – Nedeľa 26. December – Championship
Luton vs Bristol City – Nedeľa 26. December – Championship
Millwall vs Swansea – Nedeľa 26. December – Championship
Peterborough United vs. Reading – Sunday 26. December – Championship
Preston vs Sheffield United – Nedeľa 26. December – Championship
AFC Wimbledon vs Charlton – nedeľa 26. decembra – prvá liga
Bolton vs Morecambe – nedeľa 26. decembra – prvá liga
Crewe vs Wigan – nedeľa 26. decembra – prvá liga
Portsmouth vs Oxford – nedeľa 26. decembra – prvá liga
Sheffield Wednesday vs Burton – nedeľa 26. decembra – prvá liga
Wycombe vs Cambridge – nedeľa 26. decembra – prvá liga
Bradford City vs Harrogate Town – Nedeľa 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Bristol Rovers vs Sutton United – Nedeľa 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Carlisle vs Rochdale – Nedeľa 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Colchester vs Leyton Orient – Nedeľa 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Exeter City vs Swindon Town – Sunday 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers – Nedeľa 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Mesto Northampton vs Walsall – Nedeľa 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Port Vale vs Salford – Nedeľa 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Stevenage vs Crawley Town – Sunday 26. decembra – Druhá liga
Swansea vs Luton – Streda 29. December – Championship
Sheffield United vs Hull – Streda 29. December – Championship
Charlton vs Gillingham – Streda 29. decembra – Prvá liga
Plymouth vs Portsmouth – Streda 29. decembra – Prvá liga
Forest Green vs Exeter – Streda 29. decembra – Druhá liga
Leyton Orient vs Newport County – Streda 29. decembra – Druhá liga
Walsall vs Bradford – Streda 29. decembra – Druhá liga
Hartlepool vs Tranmere – Streda 29. decembra – Druhá liga
Rochdale vs Port Vale – Streda 29. decembra – Druhá liga
Mesto Harrogate vs Mansfield Town – Streda 29. decembra – Druhá liga
West Brom vs Preston – štvrtok 30. December – Championship
Birmingham City vs Peterborough – štvrtok 30. December – Championship
Plymouth vs AFC Wimbledon – Sobota 1. januára – prvá liga
Coventry vs Luton – Sobota 1. januára – Šampionát
Tranmere Rovers vs Salford City – Sobota 1. januára – Druhá liga
Ipswich City vs Lincoln City – Sobota 1. januára – prvá liga
What are the Premier League's rules regarding suspensions?
2021/22 The Premier League Guide included Covid protocols and stated, že predstavenstvo Premier League “povolí preskupenie alebo odloženie ligového zápasu len za výnimočných okolností”.
The board makes calls on a case-by-case basis and as Premier League guidance says, that leave to postpone will not be granted, if available to the club 14 or more players from the list.
However, after postponing a number of games in the weeks before Christmas, a new one Premier League Guide the explanatory protocols for the postponement of the match were published.
And there when making a decision, or postpone the top game, they take these factors into account:
1) Impact of COVID-19 infections on the club team, as well as injuries, illnesses and isolations and the number of players available on the team roster and players to 21 years with relevant experience. If the club cannot build 13 field players and a goalkeeper either from the list of his squad or reasonably experienced players to 21 years, the match will be postponed.2) The status of any outbreak of COVID-19 at the club, including the number of individuals affected, order and source of infections and their proximity to the match in question.3) The club's ability to safely prepare its players for match preparation. 4) Medical advice about it, whether there is any unacceptable risk to the health and safety of players and staff by playing the match.5) Any advice from the UK Health Safety Agency and other public authorities.6) Any other exceptional circumstances.
What else do we know??
The Premier League wrote to the clubs, that "emergency measures" were renewed, including:
- Increasing the frequency of player and staff testingWearing a face covering indoorsObservance of social distanceLimitation of treatment time
According to the PA news agency, Premier League players and staff must now also take a lateral flow test every time, when they want to enter their club's training ground, as the competition increases its efforts to combat the threat, represented by the Covid-19 Omicron variant. .
It is understood, that individuals will be required to complete an off-facility lateral flow test, while PCR testing is also introduced twice a week.
The decision on increased testing was taken at Tuesday's club shareholders' meeting and will sit alongside existing emergency measures, which were re-introduced last week.
In October, the Premier League revealed, that 69 percent of players were fully vaccinated, whereas 81 percent received their first dose, while a month before Onlinebetnews News reported on concerns about the league's slow vaccination.
These concerns remain in light of the recent surge, and in the coming weeks there will be pressure to, so double stab players get their boost.
Meanwhile, for supporters to attend a Premier League match from 15. December of December, they must now either show proof of double vaccination through the NHS Covid app, or evidence of a negative lateral flow test performed during previous 48 hours.
- What fans must, who go to the match, do according to plan B rules?
This is a requirement to attend any sporting event in England with crowds of over 10 000 people, the measure was announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as part of the government's "Plan B" to combat the spread of the micron variant of Covid-19.