Villa said it did not have enough players to field a team following more positive tests in its squad that were reported early Saturday
Aston Villa football players. Pic/AFP
The Premier League lost another match to a COVID-19 outbreak in a squad when Aston Villa’s home game against Burnley was postponed around two hours before kickoff on Saturday.
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Villa said it did not have enough players to field a team following more positive tests in its squad that were reported early Saturday. The league approved Villa’s request to postpone the match “based on the number of COVID-19 cases, injuries and illness.”
Five matches scheduled for this weekend had already been called off because of outbreaks in squads as the omicron variant spreads.
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