In the wake of The Queen’s passing, the Premier League has postponed further games to next weekend. Others appear ready to roll as scheduled.
This past weekend, all the games in the English Football League did not happen. The period of national mourning in the UK prevented any matches from taking place, regardless of the league.
However, the EFL announced that it would resume its agenda on Tuesday. With many Premier League teams busy with European competition, that meant continuing the schedule on Friday 17th September. However, this latest news coming out of the Premier League shows that there are further postponements in the wake of The Queen’s passing.
This coming weekend, three games are postponed. Those games are Saturday’s clash between Brighton and Crystal Palace. Then on Sunday, Manchester United’s game against Leeds is postponed, as well as the highly anticipated Chelsea-Liverpool match.
Sunday’s match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge has been postponed, the Premier League has confirmed. ⤵️
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) September 12, 2022
Three Premier League games postponed
On the plus side, seven games are taking place as scheduled. However, the three postponed games do not show much correlation.
The general understanding of why these games are being postponed is the lack of available police force. Many officials and authorities have responsibilities regarding the Queen’s funeral procession, scheduled for Monday 19 September. With that taking place at Westminster Abbey in London, Chelsea is only a few minutes away. However, the games in Manchester and Brighton are not exactly even. In addition, Spurs and Brentford, two other London clubs, will also be at home at the weekend. However, there are no changes to his schedule.
The three postponed Premier League games follow the lead of Arsenal, which postponed its Europa League tie with PSV Eindhoven on Thursday at a date to be determined.
The same applies to these three games. There is no set date for when the makeup accessories will be. However, it is already a loaded schedule with the 2022 World Cup in the middle of the season. Expect all three of these games, as well as any others that have not yet been postponed, to take place sometime after the turn of the year.
There are also schedule changes to games involving Arsenal and West Ham. Arsenal’s game at Brentford now starts at 7am ET on Sunday. After that, Everton host West Ham with kick-off scheduled for 9:15am on Sunday. The Premier League TV schedule is kept up-to-date on any other changes in store for the league’s kick-offs.
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