There were as many as six positive tests for coronavirus across three Premier League clubs on Sunday and Monday, the league said in a statement on their official website. The Premier League plans to restart in June after games were stopped due to the global pandemic. "The Premier League can today confirm that, on Sunday 17 May and Monday 18 May, 748 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19.

"Of these, six have tested positive from three clubs," a statement on premierleague.com said. "Players or club staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for a period of seven days. "The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and oversight.