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Newcastle’s trip to Aston Villa on Friday was postponed due to a Covid-19 outbreak at the club.
Newcastle had been in dialogue with the Premier League about postponing the match after their team was told to stay away from their training ground following a coronavirus outbreak.
A new date and time for the game, which was to be broadcast live on Sky sports, it will be confirmed in due time.
A club statement read: “Several Newcastle United players and staff are now self-isolating at home after giving positive test results in recent days and the club’s training center site was temporarily closed to contain the spread of the virus.
“As the Magpies first team cannot prepare for the match as a group, Newcastle United submitted a request to the Premier League to postpone the match at Villa Park, which has been approved by the Premier League Board.
Newcastle United had five confirmed positive tests on Monday and their team were unable to train this week
Consequently, the club is now working with Public Health England North East (PHE), local health authorities and the Premier League in accordance with Covid-19 protocols to identify the source of the outbreak and ensure that the risk of further transmission continues. . be minimized.
“All players and training ground staff will be evaluated again this week and a meeting will be held between the club, the Premier League and PHE to evaluate the results of the tests.”
Over the weekend, it emerged that three people within the first-team bubble had tested positive for Covid-19, and after a new round of testing on Sunday, additional players also tested positive.
Newcastle declined to reveal the exact number or identity of those affected.
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The club’s training ground has been closed since the weekend and the players have not trained since last Thursday, the day they traveled to London for their match with Crystal Palace.
The first team squad have been told to stay home until further notice. Another round of testing will take place on Wednesday.
Sky Sports News He has been told that the Premier League now deals with each situation on a case-by-case basis, following the previous guidance on the pandemic that said a team would be forced to play unless they didn’t have 14 players available.
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Following Friday night’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, Newcastle manager Steve Bruce said: “It’s a concern and difficult to handle. We are doing everything we can to make sure we stay as long as possible. insurance possible. “
“Of course my concern is not only the well-being of the players, which is of vital importance, but also that of my staff. We will do our best, but it is difficult at the moment.”
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