It is by no means too early! Arsenal, Man Metropolis and West Ham stars report for coaching early on Christmas morning as top-four challengers put the ultimate touches on their preparations for Boxing Day video games
- Arsenal and West Ham gamers reported for Christmas Day coaching on Saturday
- Each units of gamers acquired up early to place the final touches on their Boxing Day plans
- Manchester Metropolis additionally went via a coaching session earlier than their Leicester tie
- Norwich have been dealt a blow as Tim Krul has examined optimistic for Covid once more
Arsenal and West Ham gamers reported to coaching early on Christmas Day morning as they step up their Premier League preparations for his or her Boxing Day matches.
Pep Guardiola additionally put his Manchester Metropolis aspect via their Christmas morning paces with a coaching session, because the top-flight champions put together to tackle Leicester on Sunday.
Gunners defender Rob Holding took a video of him and fellow centre-back Pablo Mari reporting for Arsenal coaching on Saturday morning, as Mikel Arteta's aspect plan to tackle Norwich on Boxing Day.
On the different finish of London, West Ham stars Declan Rice, Stated Benrahma and Arthur Masuaku posed for a Christmas Day snap earlier than coaching as David Moyes places the ultimate touches earlier than the Hammers host Southampton on Sunday.
Each the Gunners and West Ham are vying for a spot within the Premier League's prime 4 - with the 2 groups sitting in fourth and fifth place within the desk respectively.
As of Saturday afternoon, six top-flight video games are set to go forward on Boxing Day after an outbreak of the Omicron variant of coronavirus triggered three video games to be postponed.
Liverpool's tie with Leeds, Burnley's journey to Everton and Watford's conflict with Wolves have all been postponed after outbreaks in varied golf equipment.
In addition to the six video games going forward on Sunday, Newcastle are as a result of host Manchester United on December 27, topic to any additional Covid postponements.
Merry Christmas..
I've examined optimistic for Covid once more.🤬 Hopefully 2022 will convey higher instances for everybody.
Keep protected and wholesome.
Love from the Krul household. pic.twitter.com/GhREIC8nmL- Tim Krul (@TimKrul) December 25, 2021
Norwich - Arsenal's opponents on Sunday - have been dealt a blow as goalkeeper Tim Krul introduced on Christmas Day he has examined optimistic for coronavirus for the second time.
The Dutch shot stopper examined optimistic for the virus in January of this yr, however now has a second analysis almost 12 months after his first.
The 33-year-old tweeted on Saturday: 'Merry Christmas.. I've examined optimistic for Covid once more.
'Hopefully 2022 will convey higher instances for everybody. Keep protected and wholesome. Love from the Krul household.'
Earlier this week, Norwich boss Dean Smith described the choice for the Premier League to hold on amid outbreaks brought on by the Omicron variant as 'lunacy' - as top-flight sides put together to play twice in 48 hours between Sunday and December 28.
'We've some recent circumstances, however we've acquired others coming again. We're not certain what number of will miss Boxing Day,' Smith stated.
'We're having to push rehab ahead and individuals are breaking down in rehab due to that, it's asking large questions of everyone's squads in the meanwhile.
'It's lunacy that we're having to play two video games in 48 hours. There has acquired to be a query concerning the integrity of the competitors when groups are taking part in weakened groups in opposition to different groups and it's affecting league positions.'
PREMIER LEAGUE BOXING DAY SCHEDULE
Liverpool P-P Leeds
Wolves P-P Watford
Burnley P-P Everton
Norwich vs Arsenal
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace
West Ham vs Southampton
Brighton vs Brentford (8.00pm GMT)
