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The Premier League was straining to keep its competition on the road and its clubs onside on Wednesday night as postponed matches and uncertainty over Covid rules heightened the sense of a returning crisis.
Burnley’s match at home against Watford became the third top-flight fixture called off in the past week after a Covid outbreak in the visiting squad. The decision to postpone the match was announced at 5pm, as people were beginning to arrive for a 7.30pm kick-off.
Written by Paul MacInnes , David Hytner and Andy Hunter
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/dec/15/burnley-v-watford-premier-league-postponed-at-late-notice-due-to-ongoing-covid-outbreak under the title “Premier League faces rising Covid crisis after Burnley v Watford is postponed”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
