Further EPL disruption sees Burnley-Watford postponed again

LONDON (AP) — Burnley’s English Premier League match towards Watford has been postponed for a second time, leaving the last-placed crew having performed 5 fewer video games than some others.

It was a coronavirus outbreak within the Watford squad that led to the sport being known as off initially in December. Now it’s a scarcity of gamers at Burnley that has seen the league comply with postpone their try to play on Tuesday.

It's the twenty second time a Premier League recreation has been postponed since December linked to the coronavirus, together with Burnley’s assembly with Leicester on Saturday.

In addition to coronavirus instances, the league once more took into consideration Burnley’s accidents and Maxwel Cornet being with Ivory Coast on the African Cup of Nations in accepting that the membership lacked 13 outfield gamers to contest the fixture.

Burnley supervisor Sean Dyche stated earlier Monday that solely 10 “acknowledged first-team gamers” had been ready to participate in a follow. The squad was additional depleted final week when Newcastle activated a launch clause to signal striker Chris Wooden.

“We’ve labored actually arduous to get video games on once we’ve been stretched however it’s simply too far under the brink,“ Dyche stated.

Burnley is a degree behind Newcastle however having performed three video games fewer, having additionally had a postponement resulting from a snowstorm in December.

Norwich, which is 2 factors off final place, has performed 4 video games greater than Burnley.

Groups like chief Manchester Metropolis have performed 22 matches, whereas Burnley has performed 17 — the fewest within the league.

The league has seen a 3rd consecutive week of a discount of coronavirus infections, with 33 optimistic instances within the week to Sunday from exams on gamers and employees on the 20 golf equipment.

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