Premier League talking points: If you’ve got 14 fit players, just play the game

Johnny Nicholson examines the St Stephen's Day weekend's Premier League talking points

Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min celebrates with teammates after scoring in the win over Crystal Palace in yesterday’s Premier League clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Picture: Adrian Dennis/Gerry Images

If you’ve got 14 players, just play the game

Three Premier League games were called off yesterday. The criteria being applied for postponement is apparently — though this is rather opaque — having less than 13 players and a goalkeeper available. The Premier League judges each case on its own merits rather than set hard and fast rules. For no good reason at all, they apparently only count first-team players, not U23s, of which most clubs have at least 20.