Premier League clubs prepare for suspension over coronavirus outbreak

• Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tests positive for Covid-19
• Premier League to hold emergency meeting on Friday
• Brighton v Arsenal match on Saturday already postponed

Premier League clubs are preparing for the football season to be suspended after the Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday night and their match on Saturday against Brighton was postponed.

Arsenal confirmed their first team squad and coaches would now self-isolate, and they would be unable to play some fixtures on the scheduled dates. Meanwhile having earlier declared that the weekend’s top-flight games would go ahead as planned, the Premier League has called an emergency meeting with its clubs on Friday regarding future fixtures this season.

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from Football | The Guardian http://bit.ly/38LEDK7