UK Mourning Period: Man United vs Leeds United Postponed – With the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League scheduled for 13th September, there are major concerns over Premier League clubs due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday. Arsenal have already postponed their UEL clash against PSV due to policing reasons. Manchester United vs Leeds and Chelsea vs Liverpool have been postponed for the upcoming PL weekend. Follow Latest Football LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
UK Mourning Period: Man United vs Leeds and Chelsea vs Liverpool PL game postponed, Arsenal postpone Europa League clash against PSV, Chelsea & Manchester City to take call on Champions League matches, Follow Live Updates
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— Premier League (@premierleague) September 12, 2022
- Decision on Man City vs Dortmund is still to be made
- Man United vs Leeds United’s PL fixture is postponed
- Chelsea’s Premier League fixture against Liverpool on Sunday is postponed
- The game is set to take place less than 24 hours before The Queen’s state funeral
- The Blues’ Champions League game vs Salzburg is likely to go ahead on Wednesday
- The EFL have said games will resume as scheduled from tomorrow evening
UK Mourning Period: Man United vs Leeds and Chelsea vs Liverpool postponed
Premier League fixtures will resume this weekend after a pause to the season as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Seven of the 10 Premier League fixtures this weekend will be played, with three matches postponed due to events surrounding The Queen’s funeral.
In addition, kick-off times will change for two Premier League matches.
Matches postponed on Sunday 18 September are Chelsea’s matches against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, and Manchester United’s home match v Leeds United.
Brighton & Hove Albion’s fixture against Crystal Palace, that was due to be played at 15:00 BST on Saturday 17 September, will also remain postponed.
UK Mourning Period: Arsenal postpone UEL clash against PSV, Chelsea & Manchester City to make decision on UCL games
Arsenal confirmed the postponement of their Europa League game against PSV via an official statement, but the games of Chelsea and Man City are still in doubt as high security will be needed if the matches are set to go ahead. A decision on the fixtures will soon be announced.
In the headline Premier League match, the Blues are scheduled to host Jurgen Klopp’s side in new manager Graham Potter’s first game, but The Queen’s state funeral is due to be held less than 24 hours later putting the game into doubt.
The news comes on the back of the EFL’s confirmation that games will continue as scheduled from tomorrow evening’s midweek games following the passing of Her Majesty The Queen on Thursday.
Football in England had been stopped as a mark of respect, but normal service could be resumed at the weekend with football paying its respects to The Queen in several ways during games.
There are however doubts over games that are due to be played in London, with the match between Chelsea and Liverpool one of the matches at risk over policing issues.
UK Mourning Period: Which English Football fixtures could be affected this week?
14th September
Liverpool vs Ajax – 12:30 AM IST
15th September
Chelsea vs Salzburg 12:30 IST
Man City vs Dortmund 12:30 IST
17th September
Wolves vs Man City 5:00 PM IST
Tottenham Hotspur vs Leicester 10:00 PM IST
18th September
Brentford vs Arsenal 6:30PM IST
Man United vs Leeds 6:30 IST – POSTPONED
Chelsea vs Liverpool 9:00 PM IST – POSTPONED
Man United and Real Sociedad pay tribute to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II with black armbands and a moment of silence. pic.twitter.com/Z1n7wIoAuf
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 8, 2022
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