Premier League – Tottenham-Arsenal meeting postponed by the League for too many Covid cases

Tottenham – Chelsea 0: 1: emergency doctor use in the final, Antonio Rüdiger with back goal – football”>Arsenal prevailed. After officially requesting the postponement of its meeting scheduled for Sunday against Tottenham, the Gunners saw the Premier League accede to their request. The “North London Derby” is postponed to a later date, which has not yet been communicated.

Only eleven players available

“Arsenal not having the necessary number of players (13 field players and a goalkeeper), the Board has decided to accept the club’s request“, explained the Premier League in an official statement. Only eleven Arsenal players were available for this meeting, the Gunenrs being strongly affected by the Covid and weakened by the CAN.

“The Premier League has taken the decision to postpone the match, due to many unavailability in our team, due to Covid cases, recent injuries, in addition to players with their selections at CAN“, for its part, communicated Arsenal to its supporters. The debate on postponements is raging in England, with some believing that the meetings should be held at all costs. This is already the 18th match postponed in the Premier League this season.