liverpool take on leicester, a west london derby at brentford who host chelsea; and another london derby, tottenham playing west ham. john murray is at tottenham hotspur stadium for us. i spoke to him earlier and asked what the reaction had been to jordan henderson s comments? (tx vt) i think when it comes from someone as influential as deliverable captainjordan henderson, i think it adds to the feeling that something has to give and clearly we have heard from premier league manager at the premier league manager on the subject and of course all of the teams in the premier league will play three matches or do to play three matches from boxing day on rates through until that first weekend in january so that rates through until that first weekend injanuary so that is where this all comes from. the feeling that there is just too much of a part of fixtures and notjust that there is just too much of a part of fixtures and not just that into the new year throughout the course of 2022 right u
i m jane dougall. liverpool captainjordan henderson speaks out on concerns for player s welfare as the fixtures stack up and so do the covid figures. this match is going ahead, we ll be at the tottenham hotspur stadium ahead of the fifth round of the league cup. and, it can still be turned around. a hopeful mark wood tells us what england need to do ahead of the third ashes test in melbourne. also coming up in the programme. empty gyms and pools could spell disaster for the leisure industry, and with no government grant, what could it mean for our health and fitness? plus, she s got hockey gold, but helen richardson walsh says it wasn tjust her body she had to get in shape to win her medal. your mind controls everything so it s very important to think about how you can get the most from what s going on inside your head.
hello and welcome to sportsday. nobody takes player welfare seriously . the words of liverpool captainjordan henderson, who has added his voice to the growing concern from managers about congested fixture lists and the pressure of coronavirus on their depleated squads. the situation has already caused ten matches to be postponed in the premier league, adding to the backlog of games. possibly because of that, the premier league has said no to pausing fixtures over the festive season, and henderson is worried it could take players to their breaking point. adam wild reports. in these most intense moments of the season. english football for now goes ahead and because i had with the full crowd. it s not a question