Now five Premier Leagues games off this weekend due to Covid

The Premier League is resisting calls to suspend all matches this weekend despite a raft of Covid-related postponements in the last 48 hours.

Manchester United have had a second match inside a week postponed due to Covid-19, but the Premier League intends to press ahead with as many matches as possible (Zac Goodwin/PA)

This weekend's matches between Southampton and Brentford, Watford and Crystal Palace, West Ham and Norwich, and Everton against Leicester have all been postponed due to Covid-19 outbreaks, the Premier League has announced.

Earlier, Manchester United’s match against Brighton on Saturday was called off due to the number of Covid-19 cases in the Red Devils camp, with Thursday’s game between Leicester and Tottenham also postponed.