Tottenham ‘furious’ that the Premier League postponed Fulham match just hours before kick-off

Tottenham were left ‘furious’ that their Premier League match with Fulham was cancelled so close to kick-off on Wednesday, according to reports.

Jose Mourinho‘s side were left waiting inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium not knowing whether they would be facing an opponents after reports emerged on Tuesday that Scott Parker’s Cottagers had some coronavirus cases.

Eventually, the match was called off at 3.14pm after Fulham reportedly recorded six positive cases among their playing staff and four in their coaching set-up.

Tottenham are furious with the Premier League that their match with Fulham was called off just hours before kick-off on Wednesday night, according to reports

And according to The Mirror, Spurs are furious that the Premier League left it so long to decide whether the 6pm kick-off was going ahead. 

On Wednesday afternoon, Portuguese coach Mourinho revealed his frustration at not knowing whether the match would be going ahead on social media.

Mourinho posted an Instagram video of his Spurs squad waiting in the stadium, with the caption: ‘Match at 6pm… We still don’t know if we play. Best league in the world.’ 

Spurs boss Jose Mourinho shared a video of his Spurs squad waiting in the stadium for Fulham

Mourinho mocked the Premier League and its ‘best league in the world’ tag in the caption

Fulham themselves were waiting in a London hotel ready to play the game but asked for a postponement after several of their squad tested positive for the virus. 

The Premier League revealed that it had spoken to its medical advisers, who said the game should be called off ‘as a precaution and with the health of players and staff as the priority’.

After hearing the cancellation, a Spurs statement read: ‘The Premier League informed us of the decision this afternoon, with Fulham having requested the postponement on the grounds of the number of COVID-19 positive cases among their players and staff.

The match – due to start at 6pm on Wednesday- was called off at 3.14pm that afternoon

‘Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur sends their best wishes to Fulham for a safe and speedy recovery to all those who are affected.’  

Fulham added: ‘This decision follows discussions with the Premier League and advice from Public Health England. 

‘Those players and staff who tested positive have been self-isolating in line with UK Government and Premier League guidance. We wish the players and staff who tested positive a safe and speedy recovery.’ 

The Spurs match is the second Premier League game to have been called off due to coronavirus this week following Everton’s postponed match with Manchester City.

Scott Parker’s (above) Fulham had suffered from a surge in coronavirus cases in their squad

The Tuesday night clash at Goodison Park was called off after several positive cases emerged in Pep Guardiola’s side in the build-up to the match. 

It is only the third top-flight game this season to be postponed due to the virus. Aston Villa’s match with Newcastle in November was called off after the Magpies had to shut down their training ground following their own spike in cases. 

On Tuesday, the Premier League confirmed that there were 18 new positive Covid-19 tests among players and staff, the highest weekly total since Project Restart. 

The latest round of testing saw 1,479 players and staff tested and the results show a sharp increase on last week’s total. 

Sheffield United announced on Tuesday that they had a number of cases in their squad ahead of Tuesday’s match with Burnley, but Chris Wilder’s side were allowed to play in the Turf Moor encounter.