How come no FA Cup matches have been postponed due to Covid?

[Colin Warnek]

So Leicester and Everton have no issues playing in the FA Cup this weekend but now their premier league game on Tuesday is postponed for a second time due to COVID, injuries and African Nations call-ups.

Money talks eh

It’s a disgrace,

 

[UTB 1953]

Taking the Pi$$

 

[Nano]

It's the PL fault for changing the rules. It should be x number of covid cases to get a match postponed, not total absences. It just lets clubs dictate whether they want to play or not because they can just declare whatever number of players they want as unfit. Especially so for the clubs with AFCON callups. That is something that they have known about since day 1, they should have those players included in their numbers whether they are available or not. Obviously all of the teams with AFCON players or injuries are going to makes something up so they can play when their players are back. They'll all be complaining about fixture congestion and no winter break as well later in the season. If teams can't trust their 2nd string maybe they shouldn' be sending so many out on loan.

 

[BoroMart]

No fewer than 35 league matches were called off due to Covid between Boxing Day and New Year's Day, but as things stand, not a single FA Cup match has gone the same way so far. With UK cases at an all time high this week, have all English football clubs suddenly got a clean bill of health? I can think of no other reason why they are all now happy to play when so many said they could not possibly do so last week.

(I'm being facetious for those without a sarcasm monitor)

It's pretty obvious, the stakes are much lower for the FA Cup for most teams except the big 6, and those teams will play youth sides at this stage anyway

 

[LowMoorBoro]

Seeing it listed as a combination of “Covid cases, injuries and players being away at AFCON”. Which is a joke really. They shouldn’t have been allowed to postpone this so close after already playing at the weekend.

 

[Tryasize10]

I've just been reading on the Athletic that Liverpool may be in a spot of bother over their apparent "false positives" before the arsenal game.

 

[LowMoorBoro]

I've just been reading on the Athletic that Liverpool may be in a spot of bother over their apparent "false positives" before the arsenal game.

How common are genuine false negatives? I don’t know anyone who has had one but know they do happen, but to have so many at once seems suspect.