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Virus chaos cause change in Spurs fixture

Tottenham striker Son celebrates with teammate Eric Dier

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-Min (right) celebrates with teammate Eric Dier after scoring his team's second goal during their English League Cup semi final first leg match against Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on January 5, 2021.

Photo credit: Glyn Kirk | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Fulham's match against Spurs on December 30 was itself postponed because of a Covid-19 outbreak among Scott Parker's squad
  • Mourinho had said it was "completely impossible" for any more of his side's matches to be postponed amid a fixture pile-up with Spurs still involved in four competitions
  • Fulham's west London derby with Chelsea has been put back from Friday to Saturday, while Villa's next match at home to Everton has also been delayed from Saturday to Sunday

Londres, UK

Tottenham Hotspur's match against coronavirus-ravaged Aston Villa has been postponed with Jose Mourinho's men instead set to face Fulham in a rearranged fixture on Wednesday.