Premier League: What has to happen for a game to be postponed?

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The Premier League has had to deal with postponements a-plenty across its three decades – but never have so many matches been called off as in the past two and a half seasons. 

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, matches being cancelled have become common. Luckily, we've managed to avoid another complete shutdown of the competition – like we first had in March 2019 – but postpones still littered the Christmas schedule, as omicron swept through the country. 

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Mark White
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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.