Some Premier League fixtures could be postponed once again this weekend because broadcaster Sky Sports is reportedly experiencing a shortage of equipment.
The Premier League is hoping to return this week after the decision was taken to postpone all matches over the weekend out of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away aged 96 on Thursday. However, fulfilling fixtures will be complicated by the Queen’s funeral on Monday, September 19, and the events surrounding it.
A full round of fixtures was originally scheduled to take place this coming weekend, including Aston Villa v Southampton on Friday night, Tottenham v Leicester City on Saturday evening and Manchester United v Leeds and Chelsea v Liverpool on Sunday. The possibility of all of those matches going ahead had already been placed in doubt due to the thinly-spread resources of the police, who have been called to London to ensure safety at royal events.
