Reports | Chelsea’s pre-match plans v Everton disrupted after three first-team players test positive

Goal and the Guardian have reported that the Blues have been hit hard with a number of positive tests amongst their first-team squad. Goal has reported that three players, alongside the already revealed Matteo Kovacic, have tested positive for COVID which has thrown the club’s pre-match preparations into disarray. However, both news outlets have reported that the Blues’ clash against the Toffees is set to go ahead at the moment with no postponement on the horizion.

However, reports have indicated that the club are concerned at the situation with many top tier sides now joining Brentford’s boss Thomas Frank’s fight to postpone every game until beyond Christmas. Frank has been one of the few bosses to hit out at the league and he believes that the coming weekend games alongside the Carabao Cup rounds should be postponed to give teams a chance to recover.