Covid: Premier League clubs agree to new postponement guidance

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Premier League clubs will have to show four positive COVID-19 cases in order to ask to have a match called off&comma; according to new Premier League postponement rules&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The new instruction comes after a slew of contentious decisions to postpone games&comma; with teams citing coronavirus&comma; injuries&comma; bans&comma; and players on international service as justifications&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-18255" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;01&sol;images-2022-01-26T195033&period;421&lowbar;resize&lowbar;45-300x225&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Covid&colon; Premier League clubs agree to new postponement guidance" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"225" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">In the Premier League this season&comma; 22 matches have been postponed due to coronavirus and other circumstances&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">Arsenal&&num;8217&semi;s controversial delay against Spurs&comma; which prompted criticism from their north London rivals&comma; was the most recent match to be put off&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">On Monday&comma; the Premier League revealed that the number of positive Covid-19 instances has dropped for the fourth week in a running&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">The new rules will take effect ahead of Burnley&&num;8217&semi;s Premier League match against Watford on Saturday&comma; February 5&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;