Fulham’s Scott Parker calls late Tottenham match decision “scandalous”

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Parker is furious that he had only 48 hours warning that his team has to play a match midweek. Tottenham Hotspur will host Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tomorrow in a match that was originally set to take place on December 30, but was postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Fulham squad. This match was scheduled only because Tottenham’s match against Aston Villa, which was supposed to be played on Wednesday, was itself postponed for more positive tests within Villa’s organization.
On the surface, this seems to make a great deal of sense. With the fixture calendar already crammed to capacity and Tottenham one of the clubs that could suffer ...