Real shock of this 22nd day of the Premier League, Tottenham-Arsenal is threatened and risks being postponed. Due to numerous cases of Covid-19 in its workforce, Arsenal has officially requested the postponement of the derby against Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 5:20 p.m., at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“We can confirm that we have submitted an application to the Premier League for the postponement of Sunday’s North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. We took this step reluctantly, but we have many players currently unavailable on our squad due to Covid, injuries, and players who left with their country at AFCON. We will provide more information as soon as it becomes available ”, specify the Gunners via a press release.
🚨 We can confirm we’ve made an application to the Premier League to postpone Sunday’s north London derby.#TOTARS
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 14, 2022