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"Aston Villa can confirm Head Coach Steven Gerrard will be unable to attend our next two Premier League matches with Chelsea and Leeds United as he will be isolating after testing positive for COVID-19", twitted Aston Villa I a statement.
This means the Liverpool midfielder who had it all and plans to make Aston Villa a great club once again, won't be available as his team plays Chelsea tonight in the Premier League boxing games. And if Covid-19 doesn't interfere with the fixtures as planned, Steven Gerrard will also miss their fixture against Leeds United, in the same league.
This is more of a problem as Crystal Palace coach, Patrick Vieira has also tested positive for covid-19.
"We can confirm that Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira is self-isolating after returning a positive test for Covid-19, and will be absent from the touchline for today’s match against Spurs.
Assistant manager Osian Roberts will deputise for Vieira for today’s match", tweeted Crystal Palace.
Aston Villa welcome Chelsea as Crystal Palace play their fixture against Tottenham Hotspurs in a London derby.
In their efforts to combat the virus, Premier League has issued a number of guidelines to supporters, players, club members and staff.
