Premier League: Premier League plans to stick with winter break despite postponements. There have been 22 top-flight games called off so far largely due to the Covid regulations, but the Premier League intends not to fill the break between January 24th and February 5th to be used to play the remaining postponed matches, reported by Sky Sports. Follow InsideSport.IN for the latest sports news and updates.
Premier League: The Premier League plans to stick with winter break despite several match postponements
Claudio Ranieri has urged the Premier League to rearrange Watford’s trip to Burnley during the upcoming winter break. The game was postponed for a second time this week due to a covid outbreak at Burnley. Ranieri said: “I hope when we play against Burnley we will have some more days to recover for another match. We have a week free and we can maybe play a little earlier.”
The Premier League has no plans to use the winter break as a time for clubs to catch up with postponed matches. ❌
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 21, 2022
Premier League: The Premier League to stick with winter break
But the Premier League still intends to keep the near two-week break clear this winter. After Tottenham vs Chelsea this Sunday, January 23, there is no Premier League fixture until February 5, with Watford and Burnley’s game re-arranged to the same weekend as the FA Cup fourth round.
The rest window comes amid a winter World Cup year, and while it has been ring-fenced by FIFA for international matches, European nations have not scheduled fixtures. Burnley’s game against Watford which had already been pushed back from December 15 became the 22nd postponed Premier League fixture on Tuesday, with a new date already confirmed.
Premier League: Which Premier League games have been called off?
Brighton vs Tottenham – December 12, Brentford vs Man Utd – December 14; Manchester United won re-arranged game 3-1 on Wednesday January 19, Burnley vs Watford – Wednesday December 15 and Tuesday January 18 (now re-arranged for Saturday February 5)
Leicester vs Tottenham – Thursday December 16; Tottenham won re-arranged game 3-2 on Wednesday January 19, Man Utd vs Brighton – Saturday December 18, Southampton vs Brentford – Saturday December 18; Southampton won re-arranged game 4-1 on Tuesday January 11, Watford vs Crystal Palace – Saturday December 18
Premier League: The Premier League winter break
West Ham vs Norwich – Saturday December 18; West Ham won re-arranged game 2-0 on Wednesday January 12, Aston Villa vs Burnley – Saturday December 18, Everton vs Leicester – Sunday December 19 and Tuesday January 11, Liverpool vs Leeds – Sunday December 26
Wolves vs Watford – Sunday December 26, Burnley vs Everton – Sunday December 26, Leeds vs Aston Villa – Tuesday December 28, Arsenal vs Wolves – Tuesday December 28, Everton vs Newcastle – Thursday December 30, Leicester vs Norwich – Saturday January 1
The #PL fixture between @BurnleyOfficial and @WatfordFC that was previously postponed has been rescheduled to Saturday 5 February, kick-off at 18:00 GMT
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— Premier League (@premierleague) January 21, 2022
Southampton vs Newcastle – Sunday January 2, Everton vs Leicester – Tuesday January 11 (as above, this game had already previously been postponed from its original Sunday December 19 date), Burnley vs Leicester – Saturday January 15, Tottenham vs Arsenal – Sunday January 16
Burnley vs Watford – Tuesday January 18 (now February 5, 6pm) (as above, this game had already previously been postponed from its original December 15 date)
Premier League: The Premier League plans to stick with winter break despite several match postponements
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