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The north London derby Arsenal – Tottenham that was to be played on Sunday afternoon, was canceled today by the authorities because the Gunners do not have enough players to bring down a team on the field.
The English Premier League said it had accepted Arsenal’s request to postpone the match.
“The decision came from a combination of reasons such as recently injured players, players who have been sent on duty with the national team in the African Cup of Nations and infections with Covid-19,” the Premier League statement said.
This is the 21st game of the English championship that has been postponed this season, mainly by the coronavirus.
The Premier League says a team must have at least 13 field players and a goalkeeper to go down to the field.
The Arsenal team has sent with their national teams in the African Cup the players, Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Nicolas Pepe, while three have been injured the last two days Cedric Soares, Bukayo Saka and Calum Chambers, in the cup draw Carabao on Thursday against Liverpool.
Granit Xhaka has been suspended as usual from another red card in the last match, while Martin Odegaard is reportedly ill.
Arsenal said that “with regret” they had applied for the postponement and added that the team was “disappointed” for the development.
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