| The match between Tottenham and Fulham, which was scheduled to take place at 3 a.m. on the 31st, was canceled due to a large number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Fulham. © AFP=News1 |
Tottenham’s last match in 2020 will be eventually canceled, and Son Heung-min’s “Tottenham 100th Goal” will be available in 2021.
The English Premier League (EPL) Secretariat postponed the kick-off of Tottenham and Fulham’s 2020-21 EPL Round 16, scheduled to be held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, at 3 a.m. . The reason is that many confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) occurred in Fulham.
With this, Son Heung-min’s 100th goal after joining Tottenham, which was expected in Fulham, was also postponed to 2021. Sohn Heung-min, who joined Tottenham in 2015, has played a great role in the league, UEFA Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup, and League Cup, and has scored 99 goals in 252 matches.
The possibility of canceling the match between the two teams was raised on the 30th. According to the UK local media, a large number of corona 19 confirmed cases occurred in Fulham, and the EPL secretariat requested the game to be canceled.
The EPL Secretariat explained, “The safety of the team and the staff comes first. First, those suspected of corona 19 will be retested,” he said.
This is the third time the game was canceled due to Corona 19 in EPL. The match between Newcastle and Aston Villa on the 5th was canceled 3 days ago due to a large number of confirmed cases in Newcastle. And on the 29th, the Manchester City-Everton match was canceled 4 hours before the match due to a confirmed case from the Manchester City squad.
The recent outbreak of a mutant virus in the UK and the number of confirmed cases continues to increase, so the cancellation of the EPL economy is expected to continue. According to the EPL Secretariat, as a result of conducting the 17th Corona 19 test on a total of 1479 players and staff of EPL from the 21st to the 27th, 18 people were positive. This is the highest number of tests conducted this season.
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