The 2019-20 Premier League season will be played to a conclusion behind closed doors at neutral venues, sources have told ESPN.
The 2019-20 Premier League season will be played to a conclusion behind closed doors at neutral venues if football can return safely, sources have told ESPN.
The move comes amid fears over mass gatherings of supporters, which was a key factor in the decision to abandon plans to play out the campaign on a home and away basis.
Following a video conference involving all 20 Premier League clubs on Friday, the determination to complete the season, which has been suspended since March 13 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was re-stated by the league.
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Sources told ESPN earlier on Friday that the Premier League is set for a decisive vote on May 8 as talks continue over ways to finish the 2019-20 season.
During the Friday meeting, the government-backed plan for football to return this summer — named Project Restart — was laid out to clubs by the Premier League hierarchy and the criteria included the insistence that all of the remaining 92 fixtures must be played at neutral venues.
