This archive report was first published on 14 January 2022.
On January 14, 2022, the Premier League announced that Burnley's home match against Leicester City had been postponed due to a severe shortage of players.
The decision was made after Burnley applied for the postponement, citing that they did not have the required number of players available for the match, which is 13 outfield players and one goalkeeper, due to COVID-19 cases and injuries.
This marks the 20th Premier League match to be postponed this season due to COVID-19 cases and injuries at clubs.
Britain had recorded 109,133 new cases of COVID-19 on the day before the announcement, a significant decrease from the previous day's count.
Burnley currently sits at 18th place in the league with 11 points, while Leicester is 10th with 25 points.
