Aston Villa vs Burnley called off hours before kick-off in Premier League
The Premier League will have just one Saturday fixture with Aston Villa registering more positive Covid cases leading to their clash with Burnley being called off hours before kick-off
Aston Villa's clash with Burnley in the Premier League has been postponed hours before kick-off - leaving just one game left standing.
Several fixtures have been called off as a result of the coronavirus outbreak and Steven Gerrard's side returned more positive tests on the morning of the game.
The fixture has now been called off meaning Leeds United vs Arsenal - due to kick-off at 5:30pm - is the only top flight game still going ahead.
An Aston Villa statement read: "Aston Villa can confirm that today’s Premier League fixture with Burnley has been postponed due to an increased amount of positive Covid-19 test results within our playing squad.
"The results of PCR tests, which were taken yesterday prior to training as well as Lateral Flow Tests, were received this morning and confirmed further depletion of our playing squad which was already impacted upon for our trip to Norwich in midweek.
Aston Villa vs Burnley has been called off ( Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)
"All individuals who tested positive are now isolating in line with Premier League and government guidance and protocols.
"The Club is extremely sorry for the inconvenience caused to Burnley Football Club, both our own supporters and the Burnley fans due to attend the fixture but have acted as swiftly as possible this morning to minimise disruption. "
Speaking about the situation on Friday, Villa boss Gerrard said: "We're in constant dialogue with the Premier League and we've let them know that we are in a delicate situation.
"I am probably speaking to the doctor at the moment more times than my wife, which isn't a good thing. It lets you know you are facing a bigger challenge than you would in a normal situation.
Steven Gerrard's Villa side were hit by more positive cases ahead of the game
"As I sit here right now we're ready and prepared to play, and we're looking forward to playing."
Manchester United vs Brighton, Southampton vs Brentford, Watford vs Crystal Palace and West Ham vs Norwich were already called off ahead of the weekend.
Newcastle vs Manchester City, Chelsea vs Wolves and Tottenham vs Liverpool are all still due to take place on Sunday.
Individuals have been split as to whether they think the season should be temporarily halted.