Man Utd vs Leeds and Chelsea against Liverpool among THREE Prem games axed over policing issues ahead of Queen’s funeral
THE PREMIER LEAGUE have confirmed it will resume this weekend – although a number of fixtures have been postponed due to The Queen’s funeral.
Chelsea’s clash with Liverpool and Manchester United vs Leeds are both OFF.
The Queen died peacefully aged 96 on Thursday – marking an end to her historic reign and making her son, Charles, King.
The Premier League and EFL postponed all matches last weekend as Scotland followed suit along with a host of other sporting events to pay tribute to Her Majesty.
The EFL earlier announced that its midweek fixture list will go ahead as planned.
The FA have also announced that the Women’s Super League, FA Cup and the National League will resume as scheduled.
Now the Premier League has followed suit ahead of the weekend’s action, but a number of matches have been forced to be moved.
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will take place on Monday 19 September in London.
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Football chiefs and police have been locked in talks over a number of potential match postponements for this coming weekend.
A host of police officers from across the country are set to be drafted into London to work on it and the other events surrounding the send-off with millions of mourners due to descend on the capital.
And that has now had an impact on this week’s scheduled matchdays.
Firstly, Arsenal’s Europa League clash with PSV on Thursday has been postponed.
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