sport news Covid-hit Tottenham want Premier League to postpone Sunday's match at Brighton

Covid-hit Tottenham want the Premier League to postpone Sunday's match at Brighton after seven first-team players and two staff test positive... but UEFA expect Antonio Conte's men to face Rennes as scheduled on Thursday Seven players and at least two members of staff returned positive Covid results Spurs are awaiting the results of follow-up PCR tests for all players and staff It could lead Spurs to ask the Premier League to postpone their Brighton clash UEFA expect Antonio Conte's men to face Rennes as scheduled on Thursday

By Adrian Kajumba For The Daily Mail

Published: 22:30 GMT, 7 December 2021 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 7 December 2021

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The Premier League are braced for Tottenham to request the postponement of Sunday's game at Brighton after their Covid outbreak.

Spurs were awaiting the results on Tuesday night of follow-up PCR tests for all players and staff.

Seven players — all regulars in Antonio Conte's first-team squad — and at least two members of staff returned positive results from initial tests in the last few days, throwing plans for Spurs' upcoming fixtures into chaos.

Antonio Conte's Tottenham have been hit by a Covid outbreak within the Italian's squad

Those affected have been isolating while they await the results of the additional tests.

The Premier League are expecting those developments to lead to Spurs asking for their trip to Brighton to be rearranged, but nothing will be finalised until the extent of the outbreak is known.

Tuesday's checks threw up the prospect of further cases emerging. Spurs have had experience this