Watford dismisses three players for non-compliance with distancing – News feed – England – Abroad

In the fight for his maintenance in the Premier League, Watford announced that he had removed from his group three players who appeared at the birthday party of one of them, in defiance of the protocol of social distancing. Andre Gray, Nathaniel Chalobah and Domingos Quina do not appear on the match sheet against Southampton, as part of the 32nd day of the Premier League, while the Hornets, 16th, have only one point ahead of the area red. Watford explained that this measure was taken to protect “the health and safety of the players, staff and officials”. Gray had posted several videos of a big party on social media to celebrate his 29th birthday on Friday. We notably saw some guests, including Quina, playing a football match on a synthetic field in Gray’s garden. Recommendations to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the UK currently limit the number of people from different households who can meet outdoors to 6. Watford added that he would investigate the facts and speak to the players involved.