Leicester-Tottenham the latest fixture off due to COVID outbreaks

Spurs
had
already
seen
their
past
two
matches
against
Rennes
in
the
Conference
League,
and
Brighton
and
Hove
Albion
in
the
top
flight
curtailed
due
to
not
having
enough
players
available
due
to
the
number
of
positive
COVID-19
tests
in
their
squad.

However,
the
Foxes
have
also
been
affected
by
a
spate
of
infections
in
their
camp,
with
a
further
number
of
positive
tests
on
Thursday
leading
to
the
match
being
called
off
and
Leicester
closing
first-team
operations
for
48
hours.

A
club
statement
read:
“Leicester
City
can
confirm
that
the
Premier
League
Board
has
decided
to
postpone
Thursday
night’s
fixture
against
Tottenham
Hotspur.

“The
decision
was
taken
with
guidance
from
medical
advisors
after
the
club
resubmitted
its
application
for
postponement
after
confirmation
this
morning
(Thursday)
of
further
positive
tests
for
COVID-19
within
the
first
team
squad.
As
a
result,
the
club
has
an
insufficient
number
of
First
Team
players
available
to
fulfil
the
match.

“Given
the
increase
in
positive
tests
among
first
team
personnel,
first
team
operations
at
Seagrave
will
now
be
closed
for
48
hours,
serving
as
a
circuit
breaker
to
help
reduce
the
risk
of
further
infection.
First
team
players
and
staff
will
undergo
a
subsequent
round
of
testing
on
Saturday.

“The
club
regrets
the
inconvenience
caused
to
Tottenham
Hotspur
and
both
sets
of
supporters
by
Thursday
night’s
postponement.”

Leicester
City
can
confirm
that
the
Premier
League
Board
has
decided
to
postpone
Thursday
night’s
fixture
against
Tottenham
Hotspur.

—
Leicester
City
(@LCFC)

December
16,
2021

Manchester
United’s
clash
at
Brentford,
and
Burnley’s
home
fixture
with
Watford
this
week
were
already
postponed
for
coronavirus-related
reasons.

It
is
proving
particularly
problematic
for
Spurs,
who
also
saw
a
match
against
Burnley
bite
the
dust
at
late
notice
due
to
poor
weather
earlier
this
month
and
now
have
three
Premier
League
matches
to
catch
up.

Antonio
Conte’s
side
are
seventh
in
the
table
having
played
14
games,
while
Leicester
are
ninth
having
played
16.