EXCLUSIVE: Premier League set for rule change on Covid cancellations with clubs needing to prove at least FOUR positive cases to get matches postponed, amid fury over swathe of called-off games
Premier League set to tighten up Covid cancellation criteria after crisis talks Current rule has led to 22 postponements and acrimony between rival clubs A move away from ‘available players’ to ‘active Covid cases’ has been discussed Proposal backed by 18 clubs and could be brought in for next round of fixtures By Mike Keegan For The Daily Mail
Published: 22:30 GMT, 23 January 2022 | Updated: 22:36 GMT, 23 January 2022
Clubs may soon have to show proof of FOUR positive tests in their squads in order to have a fixture postponed under a significant, hardline shift in Covid cancellation criteria being examined by the Premier League.
Sportsmail understands that a move away from ‘available players’ to ‘active Covid cases’ has been discussed in crisis talks between the league and its members, has already won the backing of as many as 18 clubs and could come into force for the next round of fixtures.
Currently, sides who want a match called off have to show that they do not have 13 available players plus a goalkeeper, with injuries and absence on international duty taken into consideration.
The north London derby was called of when Mikel Arteta's Arsenal had just one Covid case
That has led to a 22 postponements and acrimony between clubs, which intensified after it emerged Arsenal managed to get the North London derby
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