{"id":233577,"date":"2021-12-18T04:15:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T23:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=233577"},"modified":"2021-12-18T04:15:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T23:15:23","slug":"fifth-epl-game-postponed-due-to-covid-19-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/fifth-epl-game-postponed-due-to-covid-19-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth EPL game postponed due to Covid-19 outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> London<br \/>\nEnglish club Manchester United announced Thursday that it\u2019s Saturday\u2019s English Premier League (EPL) home fixture against Brighton will be postponed due to \u201cthe number of players and support staff having to isolate due to Covid-19\u201d.<br \/>\nAccording to media reports, this was the fifth EPL fixture this season postponed due to surging Coronavirus cases.<br \/>\n\u201cThe health of players and staff is our priority [&#8230;] the club had no option other than to request the match be rearranged,\u201d a statement from Manchester United said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe Premier League Board took the decision to postpone based on guidance from medical advisors.\u201d Club statement further said.<br \/>\nUnited said that sessions at the club\u2019s Carrington training ground were to be suspended for a \u201cshort period\u201d to help reduce further transmission.<br \/>\nIt is the second rearrangement in a matter of hours, as the league announced earlier on Thursday that Leicester City\u2019s home game against Tottenham Hotspur, scheduled to be played later in the day, had also been postponed due to \u201can increase in positive Covid-19 cases within Leicester\u2019s squad.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>London English club Manchester United announced Thursday that it\u2019s Saturday\u2019s English Premier League (EPL) home fixture against Brighton will be postponed due to \u201cthe number of players and support staff having to isolate due to Covid-19\u201d. 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