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Newcastle v Manchester City 0-2 HT

5' 0-1 Dias (Cancelo)
27' 0-2 Cancelo (Mahrez)

Wolverhampton v Chelsea 0-0 HT

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Newcastle v Manchester City 0-2 HT

5' 0-1 Dias (Cancelo)
27' 0-2 Cancelo (Mahrez)

Wolverhampton v Chelsea 0-0 HT

Newcastle v Manchester City 0-4 FT

63' 0-3 Mahrez (Zinchenko)
86' 0-4 Sterling (Jesus)

Wolverhampton v Chelsea 0-0 FT

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Newcastle v Manchester City 0-4 FT

63' 0-3 Mahrez (Zinchenko)
86' 0-4 Sterling (Jesus)

Wolverhampton v Chelsea 0-0 FT

Oops,
Another strong result for Man City.

Tottenham v Liverpool 1-0 at 17'

13' 1-0 Kane (Ndombele)

it's a good game. Spurs are probably edging it as they have ripped liverpool apart quite a few times

The ref needs to explain how that is a red card but Kanes wasn't??

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Tottenham v Liverpool 1-0 at 17'

13' 1-0 Kane (Ndombele)

Tottenham v Liverpool 2-2 FT

35' 1-1 Jota (Robertson)
69' 1-2 Robertson (Alexander-Arnold)
74' 2-2 Son

Rumour is that GW19 is set to go forward, while GW20 would be postponed entirely.

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Rumour is that GW19 is set to go forward, while GW20 would be postponed entirely.

Makes a bit of sense ... Boxing Day footie is a bit of a tradition isn’t it

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UEFA intervene now and pls fine all these premier league teams

i think they should bite the bullet and shutdown for 2-4 weeks, it will have less impact than trying to struggle on, they will never do that though

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Originally Posted by MeghansLetterToSanta (Post 11123732)

i think they should bite the bullet and shutdown for 2-4 weeks, it will have less impact than trying to struggle on, they will never do that though

With the World Cup looming, I don't see that happening. It would become a scheduling etc. nightmare.

Since they aren't postponing the games, they should at least have the games behind closed doors without an audience.

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With the World Cup looming, I don't see that happening. It would become a scheduling etc. nightmare.

Since they aren't postponing the games, they should at least have the games behind closed doors without an audience.

but its the players that have covid?

its quite likely to get worse with players meeting up with family and going to parties

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but its the players that have covid?

True .. it may come to a point where they can only play 5 a side games :)

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klopp was telling everyone how all his team were double jabbed and then 5 of them catch covid :skull:

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klopp was telling everyone how all his team were double jabbed and then 5 of them catch covid :skull:

Double jab simply helps , triple jab gives you 70% protection

Anyone can catch the omicron Covid variant

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the point being that people were trying to pile pressure on the footballers to get jabbed and the reality is that liverpool have not faired any better than any other teams

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but its the players that have covid?

and where do these players catch covid?

oh yes indeed the fans, via the fanzone, and fans at training ;)

so behind closed doors everything, games AND training

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the point being that people were trying to pile pressure on the footballers to get jabbed and the reality is that liverpool have not faired any better than any other teams

Nobody knows .... maybe they would have had twenty out with Covid rather then the two or three ?

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the point being that people were trying to pile pressure on the footballers to get jabbed and the reality is that liverpool have not faired any better than any other teams

The vaccine is not there to stop people catching it but to stop the hospitalizations and deaths

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Premier League and EFL clubs to fulfil fixture list despite Covid-19 disruption

Premier League and EFL clubs have chosen to fulfil festive fixtures despite ongoing disruption caused by Covid-19 cases.

The Premier League's 20 clubs met on Monday to discuss the fixture list after six weekend games were postponed.

The postponement of a round of games over Christmas was a possibility.

No vote took place and so two rounds of fixtures are in place across five days from 26 December, while the EFL will play games "where it is safe to do so".

It had been expected that the Premier League's gameweek 20, starting on 28 December, would be postponed in order to ease the pressure on Premier League squads.

Instead, clubs have been advised if they have 13 fit players, plus a goalkeeper, they should fulfil their games.

"The health and wellbeing of all concerned remains our priority and the league will continue to monitor and reflect public health guidance, always proceeding with caution," the Premier League said.

FA Cup replays in rounds three and four have however been scrapped and talks are ongoing on whether to reduce EFL Cup semi-final ties to one-leg matches.

On Monday, Premier League figures showed 77% players have had two vaccination jabs, a rise from 68% in October.

Some players and staff have received three vaccinations but 92% have had at least one.

The Premier League said Monday's meeting saw "a range of issues discussed" including adapting the Covid-19 postponement process. Saturday's fixture between Aston Villa and Burnley was called off at two hours' notice.

Last week, Premier League players returned 42 positive Covid-19 tests in a seven-day period, the highest number since the start of the pandemic. Updated figures for the most recent seven-day period are expected later on Monday.

In Sunday's Premier League fixtures, Chelsea named just six substitutes for their draw at Wolves and Liverpool drew at Tottenham without a number of first-team names.

Five of Saturday's six fixtures were called off. Chelsea tried to get Sunday's fixture at Wolves postponed and boss Thomas Tuchel said his players were put at "huge risk... not just because of Covid but also physically".

It is understood Liverpool were among a group of clubs who pushed for the postponement of gameweek 20.

After Sunday's draw at Spurs, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said playing on 26 and 28 December was not feasible.

"It's impossible, we don't have the players," Klopp said. "We have to think we will get an extra case or two. We cannot just push it all through. The 26th and 28th, that's not possible. We would prefer to play but we need help with the fixtures."

The seven Premier League teams still in the Carabao Cup face ties on 21 and 22 December and will play three Premier League fixtures between then and 2 January.

EFL points to optimism

Two Championship matches and five League Two games on 26 December have already been called off because of positive Covid-19 cases.

The EFL said it anticipates further postponements but sees "optimism that disruption can be minimised".

EFL chief executive Trevor Birch said: "We will continue to work with clubs, authorities and other agencies to monitor the Covid-19 case rate and be prepared to respond accordingly, yet for now the view remains that we can continue to deliver games safely where clubs have sufficient healthy personnel in place, on and off the pitch.

"With club mitigation measures, the mass adoption of booster jabs and Covid certification now required for larger crowds, we are sure many fans will continue to feel confident in attending matches over the Christmas period and we look forward to welcoming them."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59732905

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59732905

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yup yup

very good decision, excuses like these indeed are pathetic for teams who can make decent squads from their b, c, d, e, f teams

all these premier league elite have more than thousand players anyway, just need to make more eligible instead of being overconfident

2021/22 Premier League discussion thread

Arsenal looking spectacular tonight .... even the usual nonstarters have been super impressive

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