The clubs met in London on Friday morning and heard the league’s board unanimously recommend postponing the most immediate round – a move unlike most other major sports, which have decided to play on. The move was debated, with some clubs questioning whether it would be better to pay tribute to her majesty by staging the matches with appropriate gestures and messages, although it was accepted by all. The intention is to continue next weekend, but with the funeral expected to take place around next Monday, there are concerns from clubs that the massive police operation required at the rally as well as on the day could affect their ability to remove races. safely – especially in London. Tottenham are scheduled to face Leicester on Saturday at 5.30pm. with Brentford hosting Arsenal on Sunday at 2pm and Chelsea hosting Liverpool later that day at 4.30pm. Brighton’s home game with Crystal Palace, scheduled for 3pm on Saturday, had already been postponed due to disruption caused by a planned train strike. However, industrial action has now been called off out of respect for the Queen. There is an admission that losing a round of matches is a headache in an already packed calendar, but two would present intense challenges. As such, the league and clubs would try to get out of any game they could next weekend, with the feeling that a partially completed round would be better than no round at all.
