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Matches postponed as Hudson-Odoi tests positive for coronavirus

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Premier League and English Football League matches have been halted until at least next month because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Both governing bodies decided that matches will be postponed until 3 April, when the situation will be reviewed.

It means Friday’s west London derby between Fulham and Brentford is off along with Chelsea’s away match against Aston Villa on Saturday and QPR’s game at home to Barnsley.

The FA Women’s Super League has also been suspended. Chelsea Women were scheduled to to play Everton on Sunday.

It comes after after it was revealed that Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi has tested positive for coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Uefa have announced that Champions League and Europa League fixtures have been postponed.

Chelsea were due to play away against Bayern Munich – a match scheduled to be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus outbreak – on Wednesday.

England international Hudson-Odoi, 19, is the first Premier League player to test positive for the virus.

The rest of the Chelsea squad are self-isolating and the club say its Cobham training ground “will undergo a partial closure”. They have also announced they intend to make the parts of the training ground that remain open as safe as possible. Safety measures will include stocking up on disposable latex gloves amongst many other things. As coronavirus is worsening in the UK, more English football clubs are taking extra precautions to make sure that they keep their players and staff safe from this virus. A lot of clubs are now taking the temperatures of players and staff before they come into the training ground. By using the best thermometer UK 2021, clubs can ensure that they’re receiving the most accurate results. This should keep everyone safe.

Chelsea say Hudson-Odoi “displayed symptoms similar to a mild cold on Monday morning” and stayed away from the the training ground.

The club added that he is “doing well and looking forward to returning to the training ground as soon as it is possible”.

Hudson-Odoi posted a video on Twitter in which he said: “As you may be aware I had the virus for the last couple of days which I have recovered from.

“I am following the health guidelines and self-isolating myself from everybody for the week. I hope to see everybody soon and hopefully will be back on the pitch very soon.”

Arsenal’s game against Brighton on Saturday was postponed after it was announced that Gunners boss Mikel Arteta had tested positive for coronavirus and that his players are currently self-isolating.

News of Hudson-Odoi and an Everton player also testing positive was followed by an emergency Premier League meeting at which it was agreed that matches should be suspended.

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