Chelsea‘s Women’s Super League clash with Tottenham at Kingsmeadow has been postponed due to positive coronavirus cases in the Spurs squad.
The clubs both released statements confirming the news at around 4.30pm on Wednesday, just over three hours ahead of the scheduled kick-off.
It is the second time the match has been called off because of Covid-19.
Chelsea and Spurs had been scheduled to meet in the Women’s Super League tonight
A Covid-19 outbreak at Spurs forced the postponement of the fixture for a second time
The game had initially been scheduled for January before it was postponed due to Covid cases and injuries at Chelsea.
Tottenham said on their official website: ‘Tottenham Hotspur Women can confirm that our Barclays FA Women’s Super League fixture at Chelsea this evening has been postponed.
‘The decision was agreed between the club and the FA after a number of positive tests for Covid-19 were returned within the squad.
‘A new date will be announced in due course and all existing tickets purchased for the match will remain valid.
Spurs said a new date for the match would be announced in due course
‘The health and safety of both sets of players and staff remains paramount.
‘We should like to apologise to everyone at Chelsea and to both their supporters and ours for any inconvenience caused.’
The match is the first in the WSL to be postponed because of Covid-19 since January.
Champions Chelsea are currently second in the WSL, two points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand, while Tottenham are fifth.
