Premier League football matches to return on 17th June
According to a report, the Premier
League is set to return to Arsenal on Wednesday 17 June, with Aston Villa
hosting Sheffield United and Manchester City at home.
Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the
2019/2020 campaign was sharply halted back in March, while 'Project Restart'
has been ramped up in recent days with clubs approving a return to full contact
training on Wednesday.
Throughout the crisis, the sides of
the Premier League have been in dialog and, at their most recent meeting on
Thursday, a consensus appears to have been reached on the exact return date of
English top flight football.
The action, as reported by the
Telegraph, will resume on 17 June with the headline act City vs Arsenal.
Villa will also take on Chris Wilder
's side in a game that could have major implications at the bottom of the
table.
The season should then be completed
one week later with the FA Cup final scheduled to take place by 1 August. These
dates are in line with plans by UEFA to sewn up the Champions League by the
beginning of September.
The clubs also discussed the
contentious issue of where the games will be held and as well as agreeing a
resumption date.
Previously concerns have been raised
about the possibility of fans congregating outside empty stadiums – breaking
the social distance protocol in the process. The Mayor of Liverpool was
controversial when he suggested that Reds supporters would be likely to do so
if Jurgen Klopp 's side secured the club's maiden Premier League title.
Despite these concerns, the police are
happy to play the vast majority of matches in their original venues with only
'high profile' games being considered for neutral venues. The Bundesliga –
which returned earlier this month – did not experience such issues with fans
respecting social distance regulations and staying away from stadiums.
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