Africa-Press – Eritrea. The Premier League has decided to postpone Liverpool’s match against Leeds United and the game between Wolves and Watford because of spreading coronavirus.
According to BBCSport, both games were scheduled to kick off at 12:30 GMT on Sunday, 26 December but have been called off after requests from Leeds and Watford.
Explaining why England governing body has postponed the Boxing Day matches, the EPL said it was due to “Due to the number of players with Covid-19, injuries and illness,”
The club’s training ground has also been closed.
Watford have had games against Burnley, Crystal Palace and Wolves postponed because of a Covid-19 outbreak.
A Premier League statement read: “Watford continue to have an insufficient number of players to field a team after their game against Crystal Palace last Saturday was postponed following a Covid-19 outbreak.
“Due to players coming out of isolation, it is fully expected Watford will be available for their fixture on Tuesday 28 December, against West Ham United.”
The two latest postponements mean there have been 12 top-flight games called off because of an increase in coronavirus cases.
The most recent round of testing of top-flight players and staff revealed a record 90 positive tests, but Premier League clubs decided on Monday to not make any changes to the festive schedule.
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