The Premier League’s bottom three have been warned that relegation could be imposed on them if they continue to obstruct plans to resume the season next month at neutral venues.
Norwich, Aston Villa and Bournemouth are under threat, with the clubs most eager to return to action set to demand a ballot to determine the relegation issue if there is not unanimous support for Project Restart at a shareholders’ meeting on Monday. The implicit threat is that the majority will vote to send down the bottom three.
In a further sign of the in-fighting within the top flight, Norwich, Villa and Bournemouth have been warned that their best chance of staying up is to vote to restart the season and win games to get out of trouble.