Why Premier League's restart plan is facing resistance (1:58) Mark Ogden and Don Hutchison explain why players and clubs are pushing back against the league's approach. However, Masters insisted that the priority of clubs remains to finish the season. The Government has previously suggested that it intends to restart the Premier League season next month The next seven days should prove a critical week for … The English Premier League could be finished by way of a 92-match "mega event" during which players are isolated away from their families in coronavirus "camps." The Premier League looks set to resume on 17 June, three months after it was forced into hiatus by the Covid‑19 pandemic. "If the season plays out, no-one has suggested, or talked about, relegation not being in play," Masters said.For the first time curtailment was discussed by Premier League clubs in Monday's meeting. How long those discussions would take remains to be seen.If the Premier League season resumes, the outcome of the final fixtures will transform clubs' finances for seasons to come.While Liverpool would be all-but assured of the title, the race for Champions League qualification and the fight to avoid relegation are far from certain.The impact on clubs who do or don't succeed in those battles will only be reinforced by the financial constraints expected to be felt across the football industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.So, unsurprisingly, clubs are keen to defend their corner. 3:30 Former Liverpool and Blackburn manager Kenny Dalglish has claimed he is in favour of neutral grounds being used to complete the current Premier League season. Sky Sports Fantasy Football makes its return for the 2020/21 season. We've now been able to get a good look at each team post-lockdown, and we've provided grades for each Premier League side based on performances and results since the restart. A small sample size of behind-closed-doors games in that Sky Sports study suggested home territory can be even more important when no fans are in attendance.On the other hand, home and away games bring complications.Players, coaches and staff will have to travel around the country for away games at a time when the government are asking people to limit their movement as much as possible.
So, from a fitness perspective, the Premier League could restart around a month after training has begun again. PREMIER LEAGUE bosses want to restart the season on June 1 and complete it in just SIX WEEKS, allowing the 2020/21 campaign to get underway … EPL steps up plans to restart in neutral stadiums in June By ROB HARRIS May 1, 2020 GMT FILE - In this April 9, 2020, file photo, Gates stand locked outside the closed Manchester City Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, northern England, as the English Premier League soccer season has been suspended due to coronavirus.
Plans for the hospitality sector to reopen are sketched out for July, so where would players and staff stay on long trips in June?A greater number of police, security, medics and matchday support staff will be required for games to take place at 20 different stadiums than a selected number of neutral venues.There is also a risk home fans could gather outside of stadiums to see their players arrive, leave and to cheer them on from a distance during matches - even if they are asked to stay away. Watford captain Troy Deeney and West Ham skipper Mark Noble have voiced concerns over the Premier League's 'Project Restart'. To explore every avenue to complete the season in the fairest fashion - and without giving away an advantage to their rivals.That's because playing at home makes a difference. Premier League players who do not want to return to training yet because they think it is too soon will speak to their captains before deciding whether to go back to work next week, as Kaveh Solhekol reports. Their temperature will be checked at the entrance to the training ground. Why Premier League's restart plan is facing resistance (1:58) Mark Ogden and Don Hutchison explain why players and clubs are pushing back against the league's approach.