Premier League: Chelsea loses to ground compared to Liverpool

The Corona wave rolls over the English football and has also caught the German international Time Werner: as FC Chelsea announced on the edge of the game against FC Everton, Werner was positive and lacked as well as DFB colleague Kai Heinz.

At Hertz, there is a suspicion of infection, confirmation was still out. In addition, five games were canceled on Thursday.

Like Chelsea's Trainer Thomas Tuchel announced, Besides Werner, Romelu Lukaku, Callum Hudson-Odoi and the injured Ben Whitwell were tested positive. That started yesterday that the players have felt uncomfortable and could not train, Tunnel said, whose team came against Everton only to a 1: 1 (0: 0) and with 37 points now clearer behind the table-second FC Liverpool (40) fell back.

In London, Chelsea went through Mason Mount (70th), but quickly conceded the compensation by Jarrod Branthwaite (74th). With the blues, international Antonio Rudder was used from the beginning.

Liverpool's Team Manager Jürgen Klopp was welcome on Thursday over a 3: 1 (2: 1) against Newcastle United, but he had previously to cope with three Corona suspected cases. Fabinho, Curtis Jones and Virgil Van Disk therefore lacked Newcastle. The Klopp-Eleven came through a hit by Onto Shelley (7.) early in arrears, Diego Iota (21.) and Mohamed Salah (25th) but the game turned before the break. Trent Alexander-Arnold (87.) caused the decision.

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The home game of Leicester City against Tottenham Hotspur for Thursday night had previously been postponed in the short term due to numerous cases of the hosts. In addition, four other games of the weekend were canceled on Thursday. Affected are Leicester's away game on Sunday at FC Everton, also the Games planned for Saturday by Manchester United around TEM Manager Ralf Rang nick against Brighton & Hove Albion, between FC Watford and Crystal Palace and West Ham United against Norwich City.

For Tottenham, it was the third game dictionary in a row. Already the Conference League-duel against State Rennes and the league match at Brighton and Hove Albion had been taken from the game plan, as well as the duel of Manchester United at FC Brent ford and the encounter between FC Burley and FC Watford.

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Brent ford's team manager Thomas Frank has already requested a cancellation of the entire match day. The Omicron variant spreads like a drab, and we should do everything to protect and avoid them, he said.