Chelsea said they were "deeply disappointed" after the Premier League rejected their request to postpone Sunday's match against Wolves due to a coronavirus outbreak in their squad. Thomas Tuchel's side is already without Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi due to positive Covid-19 tests. Ben Chilwell has been isolating due to a positive test, but was already sidelined with knee trouble. The European champions' request is understood to have been rejected because the Blues were deemed to have had enough players to fulfil the fixture according to Premier League regulations. Five of Saturday's six Premier League fixtures were postponed, with Everton's clash with Leicester on Sunday also called off.

Source: The Star December 19, 2021 15:47 UTC