The ongoing wave of Covid-19 cases is sure to affect the second round matches of the Christmas holiday period, with two games scheduled to be played on Tuesday already postponed.
The games between Leeds United and Aston Villa and Arsenal and Wolverhampton have both been hit by the virus, with both Leeds and Wolves badly affected, although Aston Villa will not be too disappointed as coach Steven Gerrard is also infected and will be unable to do so . He took his place in the dugout after losing to Chelsea on Sunday.
“While there have been no new Covid cases in the playing squad, the majority of those who have tested positive before a Liverpool game are not yet out of isolation,” explained Leeds United, whose Boxing Day match against Liverpool was played in three matches. was one of them. Due to a Covid-19 outbreak.
Although it has not been postponed at the time of reporting, Crystal Palace’s home game against Norwich City is also in jeopardy, with Palace having seven first-team players and coach Patrick Viera as their Boxing Day loss to Tottenham Hotspur .
In the games that are likely to go ahead, an improved Tottenham visit Southampton, buoyed by their Boxing Day win over West Ham. The Hammers, on the other hand, will look to recover from that defeat against struggling Watford, reports Xinhua.
Leicester City coach Brendan Rodgers said he was facing his “most challenging phase” as a coach after his team’s 6-3 loss to Manchester City on Sunday.
That period has not been eased by a home game against his former club Liverpool, and Rodgers could be forgiven for not thanking the Premier League for Leicester’s Christmas fixture list.
Manchester City are in action on Wednesday and league leaders try to extend their winning run to 10 games when they travel to Brentford, which has seen them score 17 goals in their last three outings.
Brighton travel to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday after ending an 11-game run without a win with their Boxing Day win over Brighton, but they would do well to defeat an opponent, who lost Romelu Lukaku to his 3-1 Let’s bring back his best after winning. Away to Aston Villa.
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