(Reuters) -Arsenal have requested the Premier League to postpone Sunday’s north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur as a result of they’ve a depleted squad due to COVID-19 instances, accidents and a few gamers taking part at the Africa Cup of Nations, the membership mentioned.
The Premier League mentioned it’s going to decide on the matter on Saturday. If the sport is postponed, it is going to be the twenty first league match to be known as off this season.
“The Premier League Board will meet tomorrow to overview the applying and inform each golf equipment and their followers of its determination,” the league assertion learn.
Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka was dominated out of Sunday’s match after selecting up a crimson card in Thursday’s 0-0 draw https://www.reuters.com/way of life/sports activities/liverpool-held-goalless-by-10-man-arsenal-league-cup-semi-final-2022-01-13 at Liverpool within the League Cup semi-final first leg, whereas Cedric Soares, Bukayo Saka and Calum Chambers all sustained accidents.
Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Nicolas Pepe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang are on worldwide responsibility in Africa, whereas Norwegian Martin Odegaard has examined optimistic for COVID-19.
Speaking to a information convention earlier than the Premier League launched its assertion, Arteta mentioned his membership had considerations over participant availability.
Asked if Sunday’s recreation at Spurs would go forward, Arteta mentioned: “I do not know, it is tough to say that with whole honesty with out assessing our gamers.
“But what’s right this moment impossible, tomorrow is probably going to occur. It’s gone the opposite approach for us once we had been prepared to play a match and it was cancelled twice as a result of the opposite crew had points so it will probably go each methods.
“But our intention is all the time to play.”
Arsenal are fifth on 35 factors after 20 matches, two factors above sixth-placed rivals Tottenhams who’ve two video games in hand.
Earlier on Friday, the Premier League postponed Burnley’s recreation nL1N2TU0T8 at residence to Leicester City due to the hosts having a depleted squad.
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)
