Premier League postponed the duel Everton vs. Leicester due to outbreak of positives for COVID-19

The meeting between Everton and the Leicester, scheduled for next Tuesday at Goodison Park on the twenty-second day of the Premier, has been postponed due to an outbreak of covid in the staff of Brendan Rodgers.

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The ‘foxes’ do not have the thirteen field players and the goalkeeper required by the regulations to play a match in the English competition. In addition to those infected with covid, there are footballers who suffer another type of injury and the players of the squad who have had to leave with their national team to play the African Cup.

“Leicester can confirm that the Premier League match at Everton on Tuesday, January 11, has been postponed as decided by the competition’s Board of Directors after the meeting held this Sunday.“Leicester said in a statement.

Leicester City Football Club can confirm that the Premier League fixture away to Everton on Tuesday 11 January has been postponed following a meeting of the Premier League Board.

— Leicester City (@LCFC) January 9, 2022

“The decision was made after the club confirmed that it does not have an insufficient number of first-team players available to fulfill the match due to covid cases, injuries and players in the African Cup of Nations.”, Adds the note from Leicester.

The Everton coached by the Spanish Rafael Benítez has, with this, three pending matches. Just like Leicester, who have only played eighteen of the twenty-one planned.

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