Hope theres going to be as much outrage on this forum that spurs vs arsenal has been called off as there was everton vs leicester being called off
Was their outrage on here? I must have missed it. So many games called off over the last few weeks, I've lost count on which teams. I recall comments about Newcastle because it was as much an injury problem as it was covid related, which most think tough luck on re injuries. Me included to be fair, if injury related tough luck imo, if covid related then fair enough.
That's the problem, the rumour is that Arsenal only have one player absent through Covid. They have four players away at AFCON , several injured and Xhaka suspended, and there is a squad rule in the EPL that will let them get away with postponement. In the EPL you have to register a squad of 25 players at the start and end of each transfer window, but crucially you don't need to name anyone aged under 21 but they are automatically eligible to play. Arsenal will probably actually have the minimum number of 13 players, but they san say that the likes of Saka, Martinelli, Tavares, Nketiah and Smith-Rowe don't count as they almost certainly aren't named players in the squad of 25, simply because they don't need to be as they were 21 or under at the start of the season. If you don't count those players then they probably do have less than 13 available, but that is a nonsense.
Suporters now lose out on travel cost, hotel cost, etc, local pubs and cafes lose out on revenue, having probably got extra supplies in for a massive local derby, and it really just isn't right.
The PL website suggests those players would be taken into account as they have first team league experience - 'where a club cannot field 13 outfield players and a goalkeeper, either from their squad or appropriately experienced under 21 players, the match will be postponed'.
https://www.premierleague.com/news/2426753