Burnley-Everton Postponed As A Result Of COVID-19
Burnley’s next match against Everton on December 26 has been postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, it was announced Friday.
Covid-19 cases within the Everton camp had seen the Merseysiders request a postponement on Thursday.
But that initial plea was rejected despite Everton manager Rafael Benitez saying he only had nine fit outfield players at his disposal for the fixture on Boxing Day, traditionally one of the busiest days in the English football calendar.
Everton, however, said Friday that the game had been called off, with a club statement saying: “Our Premier League fixture at Burnley on Boxing Day has been postponed due to the number of COVID cases and injuries in our squad.”
A total of 13 matches have now been called off in the past two weeks as Britain battles record numbers of positive Covid cases due to the Omicron variant of the virus.
