COVID-19 Sports Cancelation and Postponement Tracker

Keep up to date on 2021-22 COVID-19 cancelations and postponements for NFL, NBA, college football, college basketball, NHL, and EPL games.

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Dec 31, 2021 ? 16:30 ET ? 3 min read

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As COVID-19 and the omicron variant continue to wreak havoc on the sports schedule, we're keeping track of all postponements and cancelations in the major sports leagues.

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NFL postponements

The NFL began making decisions to postpone games due to COVID-19 on Friday, Dec. 17, and have moved three games so far.

The NFL just sent this memo to clubs, explaining the emergence of the Omicron variant drove the “flexible response” with today’s game postponements and reiterating: “We will make every effort … to play our full schedule within the current 18 weeks.” pic.twitter.com/fB3P5R7ILZ
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 17, 2021

Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns - Saturday, Dec. 18 (rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 20)
Washington Football Team at Philadelphia Eagles - Sunday, Dec. 19 (rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 21)
Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams - Sunday, Dec. 19 (rescheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 21)

College football postponements

As we get deeper into bowl season, there have been five games knocked off the schedule.

Central Michigan vs Boise State (Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl) - Friday, Dec. 31 (game canceled, Central Michigan will now play vs Washington State in the Sun Bowl)
SMU vs Virginia (Fenway Bowl) - Wednesday, Dec. 29 (game canceled)
UCLA vs NC State (Holiday Bowl) - Tuesday, Dec. 28 (game canceled)
Boston College vs East Carolina (Military Bowl) - Monday, Dec. 27 (game canceled)
Memphis vs Hawaii (Hawai'i Bowl) - Friday, Dec. 24 (game canceled)

- While not an official postponement/cancellation, Texas A&M was forced to pull out of the Gator Bowl and will be replaced by Rutgers.

- While not an official postponement/cancellation, Miami was forced to pull out of the Sun Bowl and will be replaced by Central Michigan (formerly of the Arizona Bowl).

NBA postponements

As of Thursday, Dec. 30, the NBA has postponed 11 games between Dec. 14 and Dec. 30.

The NBA has announced the following: pic.twitter.com/rnNhuq0hc1
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) December 19, 2021

Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets - Thursday, Dec. 30
Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trail Blazers - Thursday, Dec. 23
Toronto Raptors at Chicago Bulls - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Orlando Magic at Toronto Raptors - Monday, Dec. 20
New Orleans Pelicans at Philadelphia 76ers - Sunday, Dec. 19
Cleveland Cavaliers at Atlanta Hawks - Sunday, Dec. 19
Denver Nuggets at Brooklyn Nets - Sunday, Dec. 19
Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors - Thursday, Dec. 16
Detroit Pistons at Chicago Bulls - Tuesday, Dec. 14

NHL postponements

The NHL has been the hardest-hit major sport so far and have postponed a slew of games in response to COVID-19. The NHL announced that it postponed all games from Dec. 22 - Dec. 27, and several teams have been impacted by the virus coming out of the extended holiday break.

Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets - Sunday, Jan. 16
Vegas Golden Knights at Calgary Flames - Saturday, Jan. 15
Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers - Friday, Jan. 14
Minnesota Wild at Edmonton Oilers - Wednesday, Jan. 12
New York Islanders at Calgary Flames - Tuesday, Jan. 11
Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens - Monday, Jan. 10
Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets - Monday, Jan. 10
Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens - Saturday, Jan. 8
Seattle Kraken at Winnipeg Jets - Saturday, Jan. 8
New York Islanders at Edmonton Oilers - Saturday, Jan. 8
Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens - Thursday, Jan. 6
New York Islanders at Vancouver Canucks - Wednesday, Jan. 5
Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens - Tuesday, Jan. 4
New York Islanders at Seattle Kraken - Tuesday, Jan. 4
Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs - Monday, Jan. 3
Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators - Monday, Jan. 3
Dallas Stars at Arizona Coyotes - Sunday, Jan. 2
Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators - Friday, Dec. 31
Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars - Friday, Dec. 31
Winnipeg Jets at Calgary Flames - Friday, Dec. 31
Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins - Monday, Dec. 27
New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres - Monday, Dec. 27
Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers - Monday, Dec. 27
Ottawa Senators at Washington Capitals - Monday, Dec. 27
Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes - Monday, Dec. 27
Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets - Monday, Dec. 27
New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues - Monday, Dec. 27
Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars - Monday, Dec. 27
Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets - Monday, Dec. 27
Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes - Monday, Dec. 27
Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames - Monday, Dec. 27
Seattle Kraken at Vancouver Canucks - Monday, Dec. 27
Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights - Monday, Dec. 27
San Jose Sharks at Anaheim Ducks - Monday, Dec. 27
Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins - Thursday, Dec. 23
Washington Capitals at New York Islanders - Thursday, Dec. 23
Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks - Thursday, Dec. 23
Tampa Bay Lightning at Arizona Coyotes - Thursday, Dec. 23
Loa Angeles Kings at Vegas Golden Knights - Thursday, Dec. 23
Seattle Kraken at Calgary Flames - Thursday, Dec. 23
Buffalo Sabres at Columbus Blue Jackets - Thursday, Dec. 23
Detroit Red Wings at Minnesota Wild - Thursday, Dec. 23
St. Louis Blues at Toronto Maple Leafs - Thursday, Dec. 23
Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators - Thursday, Dec. 23
Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils - Thursday, Dec. 23
Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks - Thursday, Dec. 23
Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks - Thursday, Dec. 23
Colorado Avalanche at Boston Bruins - Thursday, Dec. 23
Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers - Thursday, Dec. 23
Colorado Avalanche at Buffalo Sabres - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins - Tuesday, Dec. 21
St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators - Tuesday, Dec. 21
New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Arizona Coyotes at Seattle Kraken - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings - Monday, Dec. 20
Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres - Monday, Dec. 20
Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders - Monday, Dec. 20
Anaheim Ducks at Edmonton Oilers - Monday, Dec. 20
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes - Sunday, Dec. 19
Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators - Sunday, Dec. 19
Vancouver Canucks at Arizona Coyotes - Sunday, Dec. 19
Toronto Maple Leafs at Seattle Kraken - Sunday, Dec. 19
Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks - Saturday, Dec. 18
Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens - Saturday, Dec. 18
Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild - Saturday, Dec. 18
Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche - Saturday, Dec. 18
Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames - Saturday, Dec. 18
Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames - Thursday, Dec. 16
Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators - Tuesday, Dec. 14
Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild - Tuesday, Dec. 14
Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks - Monday, Dec. 13

College basketball postponements

Over 100 college basketball games have been canceled, postponed, or forfeited due to COVID-19 this December.

The Diamond Head Classic championship game between Stanford and Vanderbilt was canceled Saturday because of COVID-19 issues in the Cardinal camp.https://t.co/HeiEGZ9yo1
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) December 26, 2021

UMBC at Stony Brook - Thursday, Jan. 6
UNLV at San Jose State - Wednesday, Jan. 5
Xavier at Georgetown - Tuesday, Jan. 4
West Virginia at TCU - Monday, Jan. 3
Arizona at USC - Sunday, Jan. 2
UMBC at New Hampshire - Sunday, Jan. 2
George Washington at Saint Joseph's - Sunday, Jan. 2
Princeton at Harvard - Sunday, Jan. 2
Iona at Fairfield - Sunday, Jan. 2 (replaced by Marist at Iona)
Niagara at Manhattan - Sunday, Jan. 2
Canisius at Siena - Sunday, Jan. 2
Davidson at VCU - Sunday, Jan. 2
Duke at Notre Dame - Saturday, Jan. 1
Gonzaga at Loyola Marymount - Saturday, Jan. 1
Arizona State at UCLA - Saturday, Jan. 1
TCU at Kansas - Saturday, Jan. 1 (replaced by George Mason at Kansas)
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech - Saturday, Jan. 1
East Carolina at South Florida - Saturday, Jan. 1
St. John's at Georgetown - Saturday, Jan. 1
Colgate at Lafayette - Saturday, Jan. 1
UTEP at Middle Tennessee - Saturday, Jan. 1
Charlotte at Florida International - Saturday, Jan. 1
Purdue Fort Wayne at IUPUI - Saturday, Jan. 1
South Dakota at North Dakota State - Saturday, Jan. 1
Chattanooga at Mercer - Saturday, Jan. 1
Buffalo at Eastern Michigan - Saturday, Jan. 1
Marshall at Southern Miss - Saturday, Jan. 1
Robert Morris at Detroit Mercy - Saturday, Jan. 1
The Citadel at Samford - Saturday, Jan. 1
Butler at UConn - Saturday, Jan. 1
Tennessee State at Morehead State - Saturday, Jan. 1
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech - Saturday, Jan. 1
Georgia State at Little Rock - Saturday, Jan. 1
Western Carolina at East Tennessee State - Saturday, Jan. 1
Cleveland State at UIC - Saturday, Jan. 1
SIU Edwardsville at UT Martin - Saturday, Jan. 1
Belmont at Eastern Illinois - Saturday, Jan. 1
San Diego at Santa Clara - Saturday, Jan. 1
South Alabama at Texas State - Saturday, Jan. 1
Wofford at UNC Greensboro - Saturday, Jan. 1
Tennessee Tech at Murray State - Saturday, Jan. 1
Denver at Kansas City - Saturday, Jan. 1
South Dakota State at North Dakota - Saturday, Jan. 1
Colorado at Oregon State - Saturday, Jan. 1
Pepperdine at Pacific - Saturday, Jan. 1
San Jose State at Utah State - Saturday, Jan. 1
CSU Fullerton at Cal Poly - Saturday, Jan. 1
Idaho at Portland State - Saturday, Jan. 1
Seattle U at California Baptist - Saturday, Jan. 1
BYU at Portland - Saturday, Jan. 1
UC Riverside at Hawai'i - Saturday, Jan. 1
Wagner at Mount St. Mary's - Friday, Dec. 31
Hofstra at Elon - Friday, Dec. 31
Eastern University at Pennsylvania - Friday, Dec. 31
Drexel at UNC Wilmington - Friday, Dec. 31
Siena at Iona - Friday, Dec. 31
Marist at Monmouth - Friday, Dec. 31
Keiser at North Florida - Friday, Dec. 31
James Madison at Towson - Friday, Dec. 31
Manhattan at Fairfield - Friday, Dec. 31
Canisius at Saint Peter's - Friday, Dec. 31
UT Rio Grande Valley at Stephen F. Austin - Thursday, Dec. 30
Gonzaga at San Diego - Thursday, Dec. 30
Arizona at UCLA - Thursday, Dec. 30
Arizona State at USC - Thursday, Dec. 30
Columbia International at South Carolina Upstate - Thursday, Dec. 30
Middle Georgia State at Jacksonville State - Thursday, Dec. 30
St. Bonaventure at George Washington - Thursday, Dec. 30
UTSA at Middle Tennessee - Thursday, Dec. 30
Prairie View A&M at Northwestern - Thursday, Dec. 30
Howard at Hampton - Thursday, Dec. 30
Longwood at Maryland-Eastern Shore - Thursday, Dec. 30
Charlotte at Florida Atlantic - Thursday, Dec. 30
Florida National at North Florida - Thursday, Dec. 30
Youngstown State at Detroit Mercy - Thursday, Dec. 30
Saint Louis at UMass - Thursday, Dec. 30
George Mason at VCU - Thursday, Dec. 30
Dayton at Rhode Island - Thursday, Dec. 30
Duquesne at Davidson - Thursday, Dec. 30
Trinity University (Texas) at Incarnate Word - Thursday, Dec. 30
Western Kentucky at Southern Miss - Thursday, Dec. 30
Idaho at Northern Arizona - Thursday, Dec. 30
Georgia State at Arkansas State - Thursday, Dec. 30
Omaha at Kansas City - Thursday, Dec. 30
South Dakota at North Dakota - Thursday, Dec. 30
Tennessee Tech at Tennessee State - Thursday, Dec. 30
Belmont at SIU Edwardsville - Thursday, Dec. 30
CSU Northridge at UC Irvine - Thursday, Dec. 30
Long Beach State at Cal Poly - Thursday, Dec. 30
New Mexico State at Seattle U - Thursday, Dec. 30
Santa Clara at Pacific - Thursday, Dec. 30
Colorado at Oregon - Thursday, Dec. 30
UC Davis at Hawai'i - Thursday, Dec. 30
Fairleigh Dickinson at Mount St. Mary's - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Duke at Clemson - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Temple at Villanova - Wednesday, Dec. 29
New Hampshire at Dartmouth - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Southeastern Baptist College at Jackson State - Wednesday, Dec. 29
South Carolina State at South Carolina - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Harvard at Kansas - Wednesday, Dec. 29 (replaced by Nevada at Kansas)
Texas Southern at TCU - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Florida State at Boston College - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Ball State at Northern Illinois - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Florida at Mississippi - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Delaware State at Penn State - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Drexel at Charleston - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Wichita State at East Carolina - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Radford at UMBC - Wednesday, Dec. 29
UNC Ashville at Indiana - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Mississippi Valley State at South Florida - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Elmira at Binghamton - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Bucknell at Albany - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Virginia Tech at North Carolina - Wednesday, Dec. 29
UNC Greensboro at Western Carolina - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Mercer at The Citadel - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Akron at Bowling Green - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Florida National at Bethune-Cookman - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Norfolk State at Campbell - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Wartburg at Northern Iowa - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Millsaps at SE Louisiana - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Marquette at St. John's - Wednesday, Dec. 29
North Florida at Kansas State - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Alcorn State at Minnesota - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Bellarmine at Bradley - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Florida A&M at Illinois - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Washington at Washington State - Wednesday, Dec. 29
Nevada at San Jose State - Wednesday, Dec. 29 (replaced by Nevada at Kansas)
Cincinnati at Houston - Tuesday, Dec. 28
New Orleans at Ohio State - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Colorado State at New Mexico - Tuesday, Dec. 28
UConn at Xavier - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Connecticut College at Saint Peter's - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Hartford at Cornell - Tuesday, Dec. 28
James Madison at Pennsylvania - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Sienna at American University - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Sacramento State at Oregon State - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Prairie View A&M at Valparaiso - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Eastern Michigan at Ohio - Tuesday, Dec. 28
LSU Alexandria at North Texas - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Columbia - Tuesday, Dec. 28
UC Riverside at UC Davis - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Loyola (MD) at Maryland - Tuesday, Dec. 28 (replaced with Lehigh at Maryland)
Georgetown at Creighton - Tuesday, Dec. 28
Penn State Wilkes-Barre at Morgan State - Monday, Dec. 27
Northen Iowa vs Hawai'i - Saturday, Dec. 25
Stanford vs Vanderbilt - Saturday, Dec. 25
Seton Hall at DePaul - Thursday, Dec. 23
George Mason at Wisconson - Thursday, Dec. 23
St. Francis (Brooklyn) at UMass Lowell - Thursday, Dec. 23
Butler at St. John's - Thursday, Dec. 23
Alabama A&M at Georgia Tech - Thursday, Dec. 23
Howard at Yale - Thursday, Dec. 23
Central Connecticut at Rutgers - Thursday, Dec. 23
Maryland-Eastern Shore at George Washington - Wednesday, Dec. 22
UMBC at Mount St. Mary's - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Saint Peter's at Fairleigh Dickinson - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Wofford at Duquesne - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Boston College at Wake Forest - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Idaho at UC Riverside - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Cal Poly at UCLA - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Brown at Rhode Island - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Drake at St. Louis - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Indiana State at Northern Illinois - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Louisville at Kentucky - Wednesday, Dec. 22 (replaced with Western Kentucky at Kentucky)
Western Kentucky at Austin Peay - Wednesday, Dec. 22 (replaced with Western Kentucky at Kentucky)
St. Bonaventure at Northeastern - Wednesday, Dec. 22
VMI at Hampton - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Loyola Chicago at Davidson - Wednesday, Dec. 22 (replaced with Johnson & Wales (NC) at Davidson)
Quinnipiac at Penn State - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Georgetown at Providence - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Eastern Kentucky at Bryant - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Our Lady of the Lake at UTSA - Wednesday, Dec. 22
NJIT at UMass - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Georgia Southern at Fordham - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Holy Cross at Saint Joseph's - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Brown at Rhode Island - Wednesday, Dec. 22
Purdue Fort Wayne at Michigan - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Houston Baptist at Florida International - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Jackson State at Stephen F. Austin - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Drexel at La Salle - Tuesday, Dec. 21
UMass Lowell at Long Island University - Tuesday, Dec. 21
USC vs Oklahoma State - Tuesday, Dec. 21
North Texas vs Tulsa - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Evansville at SMU - Tuesday, Dec. 21
New Hampshire at VCU - Tuesday, Dec. 21
North Florida at Florida State - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Alabama State at Memphis - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Colorado State at Alabama - Tuesday, Dec. 21 (replaced with Davidson at Alabama)
UT Martin at Kent State - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Goucher at Loyola (MD) - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Niagara at Binghamton - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Cornell at Syracuse - Tuesday, Dec. 21
New Orleans at Tulane - Tuesday, Dec. 21
UC Irvine at Buffalo - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Grand Canyon at Nevada - Tuesday, Dec. 21
Albany State (GA) at Florida International - Monday, Dec. 20
Creighton at DePaul - Monday, Dec. 20
Seton Hall at St. John's - Monday, Dec. 20 (Seton Hall forfeits)
Radford at Akron - Monday, Dec. 20
Loyola New Orleans at Louisiana - Monday, Dec. 20
Long Beach State at San Diego - Monday, Dec. 20
Bethune-Cookman at Florida International - Sunday, Dec. 19
Charleston vs Rhode Island - Sunday, Dec. 19
Vermont at Northeastern - Sunday, Dec. 19
St. Thomas (TX) at Rice - Sunday, Dec. 19
Longwood at St. Francis (Brooklyn) - Sunday, Dec. 19
Norfolk State at Loyola Chicago - Sunday, Dec. 19
Bryant at Cornell - Sunday, Dec. 19
La Sierra University at Long Beach State - Saturday, Dec. 18
Rider at Rutgers - Saturday, Dec. 18
UT Martin at Evansville - Saturday, Dec. 18
UCF vs Florida State - Saturday, Dec. 18
Colorado State vs Tulsa - Saturday, Dec. 18
Loyola (MD) at Duke - Saturday, Dec. 18 (Replaced with Elon at Duke)
Grambling at Tulane - Saturday, Dec. 18
Dallas Christian at McNeese - Saturday, Dec. 18
DePaul at Northwestern - Saturday, Dec. 18
Drexel at Temple - Saturday, Dec. 18
Penn State at VCU - Saturday, Dec. 18
Lehigh at Syracuse - Saturday, Dec. 18
Iona vs Seton Hall - Saturday, Dec. 18
UNC vs UCLA in Las Vegas - Saturday, Dec. 18 (Replaced with UNC vs. Kentucky)
Kentucky vs Ohio State in Las Vegas - Saturday, Dec. 18 (Replaced with UNC vs. Kentucky)
Memphis vs Tennesse - Saturday, Dec. 18

English Premier League postponements

The English Premier League began canceling and postponing matches in mid-December as COVID-19 resurges in the United Kingdom.

The #PL Board has postponed #AVLBUR because of an increase in positive COVID-19 cases in the Aston Villa squad

Full statement: https://t.co/0f2PmvCUg3 pic.twitter.com/sfJH787NH0
— Premier League (@premierleague) December 18, 2021