Newcastle vs Aston Villa postponed

Premier League board meeting today confirmed the fixture between Newcastle United vs Aston VIlla on Friday 4 December has been postponed due to the significant increase in Covid-19 cases at the club.

According to Sky Sports News, Over the weekend it emerged that three individuals within the first-team bubble had tested positive for Covid-19 and, following a further round of testing on Sunday, additional players also returned positive tests.

Newcastle United had five positive tests confirmed on Monday and their squad has been unable to train this week.

The decision has been taken in consultation with Newcastle United and Aston Villa, and following extensive consultation with PHE and Premier League medical advisors, with the health of players and staff the priority.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa can confirm that the Club fully supports the Premier League’s decision to postpone our fixture with Newcastle United on Friday following a significant COVID outbreak at the Tyneside club and the shutdown of their training ground by Public Health England.

All players and training ground staff will be re-tested this week and another meeting between the club, PHE and the Premier League will take place to assess the test results. The Premier League wishes those with COVID-19 a safe and speedy recovery and will rearrange the postponed fixture against Aston Villa in due course.

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