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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dan Kilpatrick

Chelsea’s home match against Liverpool postponed due to policing concerns ahead of Queen’s funeral

Chelsea’s home game against Liverpool this weekend has been postponed, along with two other top flight matches, due to the strain on police forces ahead of the Queen’s funeral in London next Monday.

Crystal Palace’s visit to Brighton on Saturday and Manchester United’s home match versus Leeds on Sunday have also been postponed, leaving the Premier League with a major headache to reschedule a raft of games in an already hectic and truncated campaign.

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