The Premier League season will resume on June 17 with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v Arsenal – postponed due to the EFL Cup Final – will now take place on 17 June, followed by a full match round beginning on Friday 19 June. Due to COVID-19, games will take place behind closed doors.
Premier League Shareholders also approved a proposal that would see all 92 remaining matches broadcast live in the UK by the League’s existing broadcast partners: Sky Sports, BT Sport, BBC Sport and Amazon Prime.
The Premier League released the following statement on Thursday evening.
Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters said: “Today we have provisionally agreed to resume the Premier League on Wednesday 17 June. But this date cannot be confirmed until we have met all the safety requirements needed, as the health and welfare of all participants and supporters is our priority.
“Sadly, matches will have to take place without fans in stadiums, so we are pleased to have come up with a positive solution for supporters to be able to watch all the remaining 92 matches.
“The Premier League and our clubs are proud to have incredibly passionate and loyal supporters. It is important to ensure as many people as possible can watch the matches at home.
“We will continue to work step-by-step and in consultation with all our stakeholders as we move towards resuming the 2019/20 season.”
The planned kick-off times in the UK for live matches will also differ from the traditional times.
Scheduled kick-off times
Weekend matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):
Friday 20:00
Saturday 12:30, 15:00, 17:30 and 20:00
Sunday 12:00, 14:00, 16:30 and 19:00
Monday 20:00
Midweek matches will be scheduled as follows (all times BST):
Tuesday, Wednesday , Thursday 18:00 and 20:00
The most recent developments have seen three rounds of coronavirus testing completed, with the latest results, for tests conducted between May 25 and May 26, seeing four positive Covid-19 cases reported.
Players have also been given the green light to resume contact trainingas the Premier League gets ready to welcome back football in England.
Liverpool remain just two wins away from sealing the Premier League title, while Villa have the chance to move out of the bottom three, should they beat Sheffield United in their game in hand.
There is also an intriguing battle to finish in the top four, with Leicester City and Chelsea currently occupying third and fourth respectively, ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United who are in fifth.

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