The Premier League announced a record 18 positive Covid-19 cases on Tuesday
Man City, Sheffield United and Southampton have announced positive cases
Ten Football League matches on Tuesday were postponed due to coronavirus
Top-flight chairmen are discussing halting the season for two weeks next month
There is serious concern that several FA Cup third round ties will be pushed back
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Southampton s manager Ralph Hasenhüttl (L) will miss an EPL game after a household member tested positive for Covid-19. Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhüttl will miss Tuesday s game against West Ham after a member of his household tested positive for Covid-19. Southampton said Hasenhüttl will begin self-isolating “whilst we assess the situation further.” The league was testing players and staff twice a week last season, but reduced that to once a week this campaign. However, after the government expressed concerns two weeks ago about a new, more transmissible variant of the virus that was first identified in southeast England, clubs around London started testing twice weekly again.
Manchester City s trip to Everton on Monday was postponed hours before kick-off due to multiple positive cases within the City camp, while Aston Villa vs Newcastle was called off earlier this month after the Magpies were hit by the virus. 1:18 West Brom boss Sam Allardyce believes taking a break from Premier League action could be the right way to go if coronavirus cases continue to rise
West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has revealed his club had a positive coronavirus test this week and has called for a break in Premier League action.
After the 5-0 home loss to Leeds, former England boss Allardyce said: Everyone s safety is more important than anything else.
London (AFP) – The Premier League confirmed on Tuesday that 18 players and staff have tested positive for coronavirus, plunging the continuation of the season amid a mass spike in infection rates across England into doubt.
That figure is the highest since weekly testing began, surpassing the previous high of 16 recorded for November 9-15.
Manchester City’s clash at Everton was postponed on Monday after an outbreak of multiple positive cases at City.
“The Premier League can today confirm that between Monday 21 December and Sunday 27 December, 1,479 players and club staff were tested for Covid-19. “Of these, there were 18 new positive tests,” the league said in a statement.
Newcastle s Premier League clash with Aston Villa had to be called off at the start of December following an outbreak at the Magpies training ground, and top-flight officials had to take the same steps to contain the spread of the illness on Monday night.
Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker missed City s Boxing Day win over Newcastle after contracting the virus, while the club also reported that two members of staff had been sent into self-isolation.
The Etihad Campus training ground was closed at the start of the week, leaving City s upcoming fixtures against Chelsea and Manchester United in major doubt.