Premier League postpones five fixtures this weekend over Covid-19 (See list)
Four more Premier League matches have been postponed this weekend as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 crisis continues to rip through clubs and pressure grows to suspend all matches over Christmas.
In addition to Manchester United’s match against Brighton, which was called off earlier on Thursday,the below matches have been suspended
Southampton vs Brentford
Watford vs Crystal Palace
West Ham vs Norwich
Everton vs Leicester
The Premier league indicated that outbreaks at Brentford, Watford, Norwich, Leicester and Manchester United were the cause of the postponements, but it said other games would still go ahead and continues to resists calls for a full-scale break.
On Thursday evening, an hour before kick-off against Newcastle, Liverpool confirmed that Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones had all tested positive for the virus. And ahead of Chelsea’s match with Everton, manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed positive test results for Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ben Chilwell.
