Chelsea's Mateo Kovacic returned a positive Covid test on Tuesday and last week the Premier League confirmed 12 positive results among players and staff - the highest figure since August.. Play for free, entries by 3pm. "Then there is the Premier League game. We had a training session, we prepared the game against Rennes but it's very difficult to face. As of Wednesday evening, UEFA says the game is going ahead because Tottenham, we understand, have just about a number available to fulfill that fixture. The visitors cashed in to rack up seven goals by half-time, before Belenenses returned with just seven players. Winning the competition is a trophy, but is it worth the additional crush of matches heading into the spring of 2022, with likely at least two Premier League matches already needing to be postponed? Greg Anthony, a former point guard for the New York Knicks who starred in college at UNLV, offered up a bold take about today's NBA players on Monday after Stephen Curry dropped 50 points in the . Spurs go into that second in the group but level on points with Vitesse. "Yes, I was surprised, but the regulators decided that the best thing to do was to play the game," Arteta said. We have problems but I will not say before the game. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. It comes at the worst possible time for Spurs, who are yet to confirm their qualification from the group stage of the Europa Conference League and have crucial Premier League games also fast approaching. How the Spurs' latest COVID outbreak could affect their season Leicester City vs. Tottenham: Premier League rejects postponement Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. "He used words like 'scared' and 'serious', and he asked the question why do he and the players continue to be in this position where they are training, they are preparing for a match with such a situation, a fluid situation it has to be said, developing right down to the fact a player and a staff member tested positive after they had been through a training session today. Me? Tomorrow who? Nuno insists it is only a matter of time before Kane finds his scoring boots and wants to help provide him with the best conditions. He subsequently added that Tottenham have 11 players available (UPDATE: Spurs Europa Conference League match has been postponed). Unless Spurs have "less than 13 players registered on the A list or no registered goalkeeper are available" they must play. I think this is a serious problem, and its a pity because during the press conference Id like to talk about football and the next game and not about Covid. At the end of the training session today, again one player positive. Tottenham 'are hit by MORE Covid cases with a first-team player and a number of their U23s team testing positive' in a fresh outbreak, with Antonio Conte's plans taking another blow after. A visibly concerned Antonio Conte said he and his Tottenham squad were scared to come into work as a COVID-19 outbreak rips through the squad. NFL player's cardiac arrest spurs new wave of unfounded claims about Another member of staff is positive. "They're going to watch us over this next week and make sure we're OK. Tottenham have been hit by an outbreak of COVID-19 with up to seven players and two members of staff testing positive at the Premier League club, according to reports. COVID-19: Spurs match against Rennes postponed after eight players and "And if it was intentional and it was aggressive then he needs to be banned like any other player not for more, but the same [length of time]. "But you always need the same support and everyone should be supportive of our players, especially our fans. Rennes, who have 11 points, are unbeaten and through to the knockout stages as group winners. Tottenham hit by Covid-19 outbreak in first-team squad This makes me for sure upset. We wait to see whether they do indeed make it. Kane said their performance . The Spurs were without guard Quinndary Weatherspoon for their game Sunday against Charlotte because of the league's COVID-19 protocols; Weatherspoon had played 10 minutes on Friday in Atlanta against the Hawks, then was flagged by the protocols over the weekend. Eight players and five members of staff. The news will bring more frustration for Nuno, who saw his side suffer in the wake of September's international fixtures when some squad members returned injured and three South American players went to Croatia for 10 days in order to avoid hard quarantine in England. Odds and lines subject to change. Spurs could put out a makeshift squad of senior players who are still negative plus players from the U23 squad to make up the numbers. Tottenham duo will now have to isolate for 10 days, Spurs have four South Americans returning late from duty. Leicester are without nine first team players due to COVID-19 and illness while Spurs lost the same number last week as an outbreak hit Antonio Conte's squad, his coaching staff and the. Spurs are expected to ask for the postponement of their Premier League game against Brighton on Sunday but they may be obliged to play Thursday's Europa Conference League clash with Rennes. There is no difference on how I deal with Harry and how I deal with Dane (Scarlett) for example. 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That means that as things currently stand, the match is still on. Another Saturday, another chance to win 250,000 with Super 6. NBA: After playing Hornets, four Spurs have coronavirus Last weekend's trip to Burnley had already been postponed due to snowfall in Lancashire; should their request be successful Tottenham will have played two fewer Premier League games than almost every other team. section: | slug: tottenham-hotspur-covid-outbreak-spurs-face-fixture-list-pile-up-as-brighton-premier-league-game-postponed | sport: soccer | route: article_single.us | The Spurs have missed some opportunities, but the West is forgiving this year. Jose Mourinho has warned Tottenham would be left in an "impossible situation" if their game at Aston Villa is postponed due to Covid-19, and called on the Premier League to show "leadership". Now it's the turn of Tottenham boss Antonio Conte, who confirms that all the Spurs players who tested psotiove for Covid-19 are now negative. But while the Premier League season-opener went ahead in England even when multiple first-team players were ruled out, in Scotland the story has been very different. His game goes much more beyond goals, the work he does for the team is immense and really helpful. This wouldn't be the first time the Premier League has seen COVID-19 affect teams, with Manchester City recording four positive tests last December which forced their trip to Goodison Park to face Everton to be rearranged. Washington - out due to coronavirus protocols. Tottenham Hotspur officials, fans and players alike are all hopeful that the Premier League will not force them to make the trip to Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday afternoon due to a Covid . Competition regulations state that the rescheduled match between Rennes and Spurs must take place before Dec. 31 though there is no clear space in Tottenham's fixture list for that game to be placed. Tottenham's Nuno has 'big issues' as two players test positive for Covid-19 "Our team is responsibly handling our health and safety situation and will return to playing games as soon as it is safe to do so," Buford said. Pierre-Emile Hjbjerg was also due to attend the pre-match press conference, but Conte addressed the media on his own. Aston Villa had games against Everton and Newcastle called off. 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