{"id":607160,"date":"2022-01-06T10:45:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=607160"},"modified":"2022-01-06T10:45:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T15:45:12","slug":"women-super-league-chelsea-women-vs-tottenham-postponed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/01\/06\/women-super-league-chelsea-women-vs-tottenham-postponed\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Super League: Chelsea Women vs Tottenham Postponed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday&#8217;s fixture between <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/12\/13\/wsl-title-defence-chelsea-women\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Women<\/a> and Tottenham has been postponed following a Covid outbreak in the Chelsea squad. The decision was agreed by both teams and the FA and the match will be rescheduled for a later date.<\/p>\n<h2>Women Super League: Chelsea Women vs Tottenham Postponed<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Friday&#39;s @BarclaysFAWSL match against Tottenham Hotspur will be rescheduled.<\/p>\n<p>More info below. \u2935\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; (C)helsea FC Women \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6 (@ChelseaFCW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChelseaFCW\/status\/1478803574054391812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Club Statement<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea came to the conclusion that a request to postpone the match was needed following numerous positive cases of covid-19 in their squad and other players unavailable due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those who returned positive tests immediately began a period of self-isolation in accordance with Public Health England and Government guidelines,&#8221; the club said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The health and safety of our players, support staff and fans remain paramount.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A revised date for the match will be confirmed in due course. All existing tickets to remain valid. Supporters who have purchased match day tickets can claim a full refund no later than 48 hours prior to the updated fixture date.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea also confirmed no other Chelsea team has been affected by this outbreak.<\/p>\n<h3>Covid-19 Continues to Hit WSL<\/h3>\n<p>Chelsea&#8217;s match against Tottenham is not the only game to be impacted by the latest round of testing. Manchester United&#8217;s Sunday trip to West Ham United Women had been earlier postponed due to a suspected Covid outbreak among players and staff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefa.com\/news\/2022\/jan\/05\/barclays-fa-womens-super-league-and-championship-covid-19-testing-2021-22\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The FA said<\/a> that 40 positive cases of Covid-19 had been reported between 28th December and 3rd January across the Barclay&#8217;s FA Women&#8217;s Super League and FA Women&#8217;s Championship. This was slightly down from the previous week&#8217;s 44 positive cases.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"xA7ppew6TZdzY2-CCJiDWg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1320003548\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'xA7ppew6TZdzY2-CCJiDWg',sig:'3U-jpFHr89BsAlrreVSvR3ppUB9EBAjmdJ8MM9Doob4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1320003548',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday&#8217;s fixture between Chelsea Women and Tottenham has been postponed following a Covid outbreak in the Chelsea squad. The decision was agreed by both teams and the FA and the match will be rescheduled for a later date. Women Super League: Chelsea Women vs Tottenham Postponed Friday&#39;s @BarclaysFAWSL match against Tottenham Hotspur will be rescheduled. 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