As England locks down again, the Premier League will continue to play

The Premier League will be allowed to continue playing matches after the UK government announced another lockdown of England.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a month-long period of heightened restrictions lasting until December 2. He hopes this will curb the spread of COVID-19.

Johnson said, “We’ve got to be humble, in the face of nature. The virus is spreading even faster than the worst case scenario of our scientific advisors. From Thursday until the start of December you must stay at home, you may only leave home for specific reasons.

The Premier League’s chief executive Richard Masters believes his league can avoid shutting down during the new countrywide lockdown. The top flight is well prepared to continue during a second lockdown.

Masters said: “We don’t feel the closed doors model is at risk at the moment. We think we’ve got a proven model that worked in Project Restart, and at the moment we’re happy, and so are government, that we can continue.”

The PL and its clubs have an extensive testing protocol in place for players, coaches, staff and support personnel, so this is a big plus that will allow the PL to continue playing.

Time will tell if play wil have to be suspended again in the Premier League as they move through the season. For now, it’s steady as she goes!

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