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Arsenal With only 5 wins from 15 games, Arsenal sit 15th in the Premier League, with many predicting a relegation battle. Their 3-1 win over Chelsea on Boxing Day will have given Mikel Arteta’s side confidence. However, Arsenal have only managed to create 15 big chances so far, indicating a lack of creativity. With Mesut Ozil on the side-lines, Arsenal need a playmaker to provide their prolific strikers. RB Leibzig’s attacker
Manchester City return to training after no new positive Covid-19 tests
Manchester City have returned to training (Peter Byrne/PA)
Manchester City’s players will resume training after no new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported following a round of testing on Tuesday.
City retested their first-team squad and staff after Monday’s Premier League fixture at Everton was postponed due to previous positive tests for coronavirus.
City announced two players – Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker – as well as two members of staff had tested positive on Christmas Day. Three further positive tests were reported on Monday ahead of the scheduled game at Goodison Park.
Fulham s Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, second right, duels for the ball with Southampton s Kyle Walker-Peters, right, during an English Premier League football match at the Craven Cottage stadium in London, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (Adam Davy/Pool via AP).
A coronavirus outbreak at Fulham forced a second English Premier League (EPL) match this week to be called off on Wednesday, only hours before the team was due to play across London at Tottenham.
As the postponement decision was taken, the Premier League received a further blow from the government when coronavirus restrictions were further tightened across England, leaving no stadiums allowed any fans.
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A coronavirus outbreak at Fulham forced a second English Premier League match this week to be called off.
A coronavirus outbreak at Fulham forced a second English Premier League match this week to be called off on Wednesday, only hours before the team was due to play across London at Tottenham. As the postponement decision was taken, the Premier League received a further blow from the government when coronavirus restrictions were further tightened across England, leaving no stadiums allowed any fans. Liverpool and Everton, the last of the 10 clubs who started the month being allowed 2,000 spectators, will now have to play in empty stadiums again.
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