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Leicester’s Premier League match against Tottenham on Thursday has been postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak as Brentford boss Thomas Frank called for the entire weekend programme to be scrapped.
Britain is battling record numbers of Covid-19 cases as the Omicron variant wreaks havoc, with fears growing that the crisis could derail the football season.
The Leicester v Spurs game at the King Power Stadium became the fourth Premier League match to be postponed in the past week.
Tottenham’s Covid-postponed Europa League match against Rennes has been cancelled.
“Leicester City can confirm that the Premier League Board has decided to postpone Thursday night’s fixture against Tottenham Hotspur,” the club said in a statement on Thursday.
“The decision was taken with guidance from medical advisors after the club resubmitted its application for postponement after confirmation this morning of further positive tests for Covid-19 within the first-team squad.
“As a result, the club has an insufficient number of first-team players available to fulfil the match.”
Brentford’s home game against Manchester United, scheduled to have taken place on Tuesday, was one of the other matches to be postponed.
