Premier League: Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira will miss Sunday’s Premier League
match at Tottenham Hotspur after testing positive for Covid-19, the English club said. Follow Premier League live updates on InsideSport.IN
Assistant manager Osian Roberts will take charge of the team against Tottenham.
Premier League: Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira to miss trip to Tottenham after positive Covid-19 test
“We can confirm that Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira is self-isolating after returning a positive test for Covid-19, and will be absent from the touchline for today’s match against Spurs,” Palace said on Twitter.
We can confirm that Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira is self-isolating after returning a positive test for Covid-19, and will be absent from the touchline for today’s match against Spurs.
Assistant manager Osian Roberts will deputise for Vieira for today’s match.#CPFC pic.twitter.com/nBNmkLlxMG
— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) December 26, 2021
Palace are 11th in the Premier League table with 20 points from 17 matches.
The Boxing Day clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is set to go ahead despite Crystal Palace’s attempt at postponing the fixture.
Crystal Palace were in discussions with the Premier League on Christmas Day about postponing the match after a number of positive coronavirus tests. However, the Premier League was not satisfied with the late request.
Premier League: Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira to miss trip to Tottenham after positive Covid-19 test
Patrick Vieira had revealed on Christmas Eve that there were a couple of cases within the Crystal Palace camp but the increase over the following 48 hours was not deemed enough to see the game cancelled.
The Premier League announced last week that a game will be played if a team has 13 fit outfield players and a goalkeeper.
Both clubs announced the game would go ahead in its scheduled 3pm slot shortly before midday on Boxing Day.
Premier League: Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira to miss trip to Tottenham after positive Covid-19 test
“We hope we are going to be OK but when you are looking at the number of cases around (the country), we start to be worried.
“We had a couple of cases in our football club in the last couple of days. We try our best to prevent and avoid a situation but it is worrying because we don’t know how the next couple of days will go,” former Arsenal captain Vieira, preparing for a return to north London, said on Friday.
The festive calendar has been decimated by the virus, with Premier League games between Liverpool-Leeds, Wolves-Watford and Burnley-Everton already postponed while just 10 games across the Football League survived.
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