The England Football Association has confirmed the return of the English Premier League after cancelling last weekend’s matches.
PUNCH Metro reported that the EPL was suspended over the weekend following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
As announced by the football association on Monday, the Premier League is expected to resume over the weekend with 3 of the 10 match -week 8 fixtures to be postponed due to events surrounding the Queen’s Funeral.
In a related event, Arsenal’s mid-weemid-week game against the Dutch side, PSV has been called off over security concerns.
The Athletic have also reported that Liverpool’s trip to Stamford Bridge may be called off. The police presence may not be big enough at the game for it to go ahead.
Manchester United’s home game versus Leeds United on Sunday has also been postponed while Brighton & Hove Albion’s match against Crystal Palace on Saturday remains postponed, the league said.
The Brighton game was originally postponed due to planned industrial action on the rail network, which has been called off following the queen’s death.
All games on the Monday of the funeral will be called off regardless of the location of the game. There are no Premier League games on Monday.
