The Premier League is set to change their rules on the cancellation of matches because of the coronavirus crisis.
Several Premier League clubs have had their matches postponed because of a COVID-19 outbreak in the camp in recent weeks, and it appears that the Premier League will tighten up their restrictions in future now.
According to a report from Daily Mail, the Premier League clubs will have to show a minimum of four positive tests at the very least in their squads to have a fixture postponed.
Premier League will examine the situation thoroughly, and the rule change has been discussed in crisis talks between the league and its members already.
Currently, there has been 22 postponements in the Premier League fixtures, and 18 clubs have backed the new proposal, and it could be brought into action in the next round of fixtures already.
The current rules state that a match can be called off if a club does not have 13 available players, excluding a goalkeeper.
The current rules have led to several controversial decisions in recent weeks.
For example, Arsenal managed to get the north London Derby postponed despite having only one confirmed positive case and the Premier League are determined not to repeat the situation again.
Some Premier League clubs feel that the current rules are being abused by clubs that have a significant number of players appearing in the African Cup of nations. Therefore Premier League chief Richard Masters has moved to take action quickly.
Masters has called every club to gauge their opinion on the situation, and he has received considerable backing asking him to change the current postponement rules.
