The Premier League has confirmed that Manchester United ‘s home game against Leeds United and Liverpool’s trip to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge have both been postponed.
Both matches were due to take place on Sunday afternoon, but have now been called off due to stretched resources caused by The Queen’s’s funeral, which will take place on Monday.
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Crystal Palace will also remain postponed, despite having initially been called off due to planned industrial action which has now been cancelled following The Queen’s death.
The other seven games initially scheduled for this weekend – including London games Tottenham Hotspur vs. Leicester City and Brentford vs. Arsenal – will go ahead as planned as they are not deemed high category games.
The death of Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday saw football at all levels called off in England over the weekend, while Arsenal’s Europa League contest with PSV Eindhoven on Thursday has also been postponed.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors, in addition to numerous world leaders, are expected to arrive in London this week to pay their tributes to The Queen, whose body will lie in state for four days before Monday’s funeral.
Police resources have been severely stretched as a result, while a shortage of Sky TV trucks due to the coverage of the funeral was also cited as a possible reason for postponements.
