London: Manchester United And Aston Villa The latest Premier League clubs to be hit by the outbreak of coronavirus cases are, as per Sunday’s report.
The United Premier League’s clash with Brentford is in doubt after several positive cases were detected among players and staff on Sunday morning, the BBC reported.
All the players involved had tested negative ahead of Saturday’s 1-0 win at Norwich.
The training was changed to non-contact, individual exercises outside to prevent further spread of the virus.
According to The Athletic, Villa chose to cancel their training session on Sunday because of the many positive cases.
Only one Villa player is believed to be positive, with more cases among training ground staff.
Tottenham’s trip to Brighton, scheduled for Sunday, was postponed earlier in the week after an outbreak at the Spurs camp affected 13 players or staff.
Spurs are also facing an exit from the Europa Conference League after a date could not be agreed to replay their final group game against Rennes.
Leicester have also been affected as seven players went missing after Sunday’s 4-0 defeat to Newcastle.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called for clarity on how many positive cases are needed for the match to be postponed.
The Gunners’ season opener at Brentford in August went ahead despite four cases in Arteta’s squad.
Premier League sides were told this week to return to emergency protocols to limit the spread of the virus amid fears of the possible impact of a rising Omicron variant on the English top flight.
From Wednesday, supporters will have to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test result to enter stadiums with a capacity of more than 10,000 in England as part of a series of measures designed to slow the spread of Omicron.
Almost the entire 2020/2021 Premier League season was played behind closed doors due to coronavirus restrictions.
However, English clubs have been able to host capacity crowds since the start of the current campaign.
The United Premier League’s clash with Brentford is in doubt after several positive cases were detected among players and staff on Sunday morning, the BBC reported.
All the players involved had tested negative ahead of Saturday’s 1-0 win at Norwich.
The training was changed to non-contact, individual exercises outside to prevent further spread of the virus.
According to The Athletic, Villa chose to cancel their training session on Sunday because of the many positive cases.
Only one Villa player is believed to be positive, with more cases among training ground staff.
Tottenham’s trip to Brighton, scheduled for Sunday, was postponed earlier in the week after an outbreak at the Spurs camp affected 13 players or staff.
Spurs are also facing an exit from the Europa Conference League after a date could not be agreed to replay their final group game against Rennes.
Leicester have also been affected as seven players went missing after Sunday’s 4-0 defeat to Newcastle.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called for clarity on how many positive cases are needed for the match to be postponed.
The Gunners’ season opener at Brentford in August went ahead despite four cases in Arteta’s squad.
Premier League sides were told this week to return to emergency protocols to limit the spread of the virus amid fears of the possible impact of a rising Omicron variant on the English top flight.
From Wednesday, supporters will have to provide proof of vaccination or a negative test result to enter stadiums with a capacity of more than 10,000 in England as part of a series of measures designed to slow the spread of Omicron.
Almost the entire 2020/2021 Premier League season was played behind closed doors due to coronavirus restrictions.
However, English clubs have been able to host capacity crowds since the start of the current campaign.
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