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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Jack Rosser

Premier League planning tighter rules to curb match postponements as many fear top-flight’s integrity is at risk

The Premier League is planning to impose tighter rules around match postponements in order to curb the slew of games being called off.

There have been 21 postponements under the Covid-19 protocols to date and there is growing anger between clubs and managers who are accusing their counterparts of gaming the system when they are unable to field their strongest XIs. Many believe the integrity of the top-flight is at risk.

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