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Arsenal Vs Liverpool League Cup Semi-Final First Leg Postponed Due To COVID-19

Arsenal Vs Liverpool League Cup Semi-Final First Leg Postponed Due To COVID-19

The first leg of the League Cup semi-final between Arsenal and Liverpool on Thursday has been postponed due to a severe outbreak of COVID-19 infections at Liverpool, the English Football League (EFL) said on Wednesday.

Liverpool football club released a statement stating that the “Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final, first-leg fixture with Arsenal on Thursday has been postponed.

“The club’s submission to have the fixture rescheduled has been approved by the EFL due to the increasing number of suspected positive COVID-19 cases among players and staff. The latest round of testing on Tuesday returned a significant number of positives, including Pep Lijnders, who was due to take charge of the Reds at Emirates Stadium. The outbreak has left Liverpool without a sufficient number of players and staff to fulfill the contest as originally scheduled. Liverpool Football Club would like to place on record its thanks to the EFL and Arsenal for their understanding, as well as supporters of both clubs, as we continue to navigate through this challenging period.”

The update comes a day after Liverpool formally requested for the first leg to be called off after confirming an “escalating number” of suspected Covid-19 cases, which led to the cancellation of training.

Recall that Liverpool assistant; Pep Lijnders returned a suspected positive Covid-19 test. Lijnders was poised to take charge of the Reds at the Emirates Stadium with manager Jürgen Klopp still isolating after his positive test. But Lijnders will now join the German in isolation and the news conference he was poised to lead was canceled before official confirmation of the match’s postponement.

Liverpool will now host the rescheduled semi-final first leg at 7:45 pm on Thursday 13 January with the second leg to be played at the Emirates a week later on Thursday 20 January at 7:45 pm.

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