Fulham’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur has been postponed following a “significant” rise in Covid-19 cases at the west London club.
The match was due to take place at 6pm on Wednesday evening but was called off by the Premier League just three hours before kick-off.
The Premier League said in a statement: “[The match] has been postponed following a Premier League Board meeting this afternoon.
“Fulham lodged a request with the Premier League Board to rearrange the fixture following a significant rise in positive Covid-19 cases, as well as a number of players showing symptoms today.
“The Premier League Board has consulted its medical advisors and the decision to postpone the game has been taken as a precaution and with the health of players and staff as the priority. The group will now be retested immediately.
“With low numbers of positive tests across the overwhelming majority of clubs, the Premier League continues to have full confidence in its COVID-19 protocols and being able to continue to play our fixtures as scheduled.”
It becomes the second Premier League match to be cancelled this week following the postponement of the game between Manchester City and Everton on Tuesday evening and the third of the season after Aston Villa vs Newcastle was called off earlier this month.
Tottenham said in a statement: “We can confirm that our Premier League home fixture against Fulham, scheduled to take place this evening, has been postponed.
“The Premier League informed us of the decision this afternoon, with Fulham having requested the postponement on the grounds of the number of COVID-19 positive cases among their players and staff.
“Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur sends their best wishes to Fulham for a safe and speedy recovery to all those who are affected.
“Details of a new date for the fixture will be confirmed in due course.”
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