Tottenham's Clash vs Leicester Postponed as COVID-19 Pressure Mounts on Premier League

• This is the third match involving Tottenham Hotspur that has been postponed this season
• Reports show Leicester’s training grounds were closed for 48 hours to contain the spread
• Leicester’s next game is against Everton on Sunday, December 19, but that fixture also faces some uncertainty

Leicester’s Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur slated for Thursday, December 16 has been postponed as pressure continues to mount on the league.

The Premier League announced it had resorted to the decision because of "an increase in positive COVID-19 cases within Leicester's squad"

Bbc reports that Leicester City’s training grounds has been closed for 48 hours in a bid to contain the outbreak

In a statement released on Thursday, the Premier League said:

"In light of the new information, Leicester applied [on Thursday] for the fixture to be called off due to an ongoing outbreak within the squad, which has resulted in more players and staff testing positive for COVID-19 today."

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"This has left the club with an insufficient number of players available to fulfil the game."

On Wednesday, Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers initially said a request to have the game cancelled had been rejected.

For Tottenham, they were also not for the game as they wanted to use the date to play their final Europa Conference group game against Rennes, which was also postponed last week.

In their statement, Leicester City said:

"Given the increase in positive tests among first team personnel, first team operations at Seagrave will now be closed for 48 hours, serving as a circuit breaker to help reduce the risk of further infection.

This is the third match involving Tottenham Hotspur to be suspended this season.

Their Premier League game against Brighton was also postponed last week for COVID-related reasons while their game against Burnley was called off due to harsh weather conditions.

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COVID-19 pressure on the Premier League

In terms of positive COVID-19 cases, Leicester City is only one of numerous Premier League sides affected by the worrying new wave.

Chelsea also saw a number of players go into isolation, while Manchester United’s game against Brentford was also postponed as more positive cases were recorded within Ralf Rangnick’s players and staff.

Brentford boss Thomas Frank is among the many people who want this weekend’s fixtures postponed to allow clubs deal with the recent outbreak.

Brighton boss Graham Potter also openly questioned: “how long football can continue in this path” in the wake of a 1-0 defeat to Wolves.

The Brighton boss claims he wanted the Wolves game postponed as his side was also affected by the outbreak leading to absence of a number of key players.