Premier League: Leicester City VS Tottenham Game Postponed

Leicester’s Home Game Called off due to Covid-19 Cases in the Squad

Leicester City’s home game was called off on Thursday against Tottenham Hotspurs due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Leicester City vs Tottenham is the fourth game to be postponed in the past week.

The Premier League said it took the decision because of “an increase in positive cases within Leicester’s squad.”

“In the light of new information, Leicester applied for the fixture to be called off due to an ongoing outbreak within the squad, which has resulted in more players and staff testing positive for Covid-19 today,” the premier said in a statement.

This has left the club with an insufficient number of players available to fulfill the game,” it added.

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said on Wednesday that “it was disappointing that the Premier League had rejected an initial request from the Foxes for the fixture to be postponed”.

Leicester’s training ground has been closed for 48 hours to help contain the outbreak.

Their next match is against Everton on Sunday Leicester added that “first team operations at their training ground would be shut down for 48 hours, in the aim of acting as a circuit breaker to reduce the possibility of further cases.”

“First team players and staff will undergo a subsequent round of testing on Saturday,” it added.

The match becomes Tottenham's third consecutive postponement, after a corona virus outbreak of their own saw their Europe Conference League match against Rennes and last weekend's Premier League game against Brighton and Hove Albion called off.

Spurs also had a match against Burnley postponed due to heavy rainfall.