Burnley-Everton postponed because of Covid cases

Burnley-Everton postponed because of Covid cases
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The Premier League has postponed Everton's match at Burnley on Sunday because of coronavirus and injuries.

It means three of the nine English top-flight games scheduled for Sunday have now been called off.

On Thursday, the matches between Liverpool and Leeds United and Watford's visit to Wolves were postponed because of coronavirus.

The match between Burnley and Everton at Turf Moor had been scheduled to kick off at at 15:00 GMT.

A Premier League statementexternal-link said they had reviewed a request by Everton to postpone the match following further injuries to the squad.

"The board this morning was able to make its decision in advance of Boxing Day to give clarity to clubs and their fans," added the statement.

More to follow.

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