The slaughter continues in the Premier League as Boxing Day kicks off this Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
Crystal Palace announced that Patrick Vieira had tested positive for Covid-19.
The former Nice coach has been placed in isolation and will therefore be absent for the match between his team and Tottenham.
His assistant Osian Roberts will take over on the bench.
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An uncertain time, the poster between the two clubs was confirmed this Sunday by the leaders of the Premier League.
Crystal Palace, affected by "
several cases
" of Covid-19 in the ranks of its workforce, had requested the postponement of the match.
“
We hope that everything will go well but when you look at the number of cases around us (in the country, editor's note), it's worrying.
We have had several cases at the club in recent days.
We are doing our best to prevent and avoid such a situation but it is worrying because we do not know how it will develop in the coming days,
”said the former Gunners on Friday.
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