The Brighton-Crystal Palace, Chelsea-Liverpool and Manchester United-Leeds matches will take place at a later date.
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The national mourning in Great Britain and the burial of Elizabeth II, on September 19, again modify the program of the Premier League. Three matches of the 8th day of the English championship have been postponed to a later date, in particular the poster between Chelsea and Liverpool, announced the organization of the competition. Brighton – Crystal Palace, which was due to take place on Saturday, and Manchester United – Leeds, which was due to be played on Sunday, are also postponed. The other seven matches will be played normally, a week after the complete postponement of the 7th day, a few hours after the announcement of the death of the queen, at the age of 96.
Tea #PL will resume this weekend after a pause in the season as a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Seven of the 10 Matchweek 8 fixtures will be played, with three postponed due to events surrounding The Queen’s funeral.
— Premier League (@premierleague) September 12, 2022
This decision has been made”because of the events surrounding the Queen’s funeral“explained the Premier League. “After numerous discussions with clubs, the police, local security groups and the relevant authorities, there was no choice but to postpone all three matches“, specifies the authority, while the calendar of the season is already made particularly dense by the World Cup disputed this winter in Qatar.
For its part, the Arsenal club will make a good return to the league on Sunday in Brentford, but saw its Europa League match, originally scheduled for Thursday against PSV Eindhoven, also be postponed. The important police measures put in place to ensure the recollection of the British people near the coffin of Elizabeth II do not make it possible to ensure the security of the meeting.