Christmas comes early for Premier League clubs with SCORES of players now able to play in the full festive fixture list after the Government cut the isolation period for positive Covid cases from 10 days to seven

Christmas comes early for Premier League clubs with SCORES of players now able to play in the full festive fixture list after the Government cut the isolation period for positive Covid cases from 10 days to seven - here's how EVERY team is affected

Daily Mail | December 22, 2021

Scores of Premier League footballers, who have tested positive for Covid-19, are now back in contention for selection during Christmas after ministers cut the period of isolation.

Health chiefs have today announced those with a positive Covid test can be released after seven days, rather than 10.

This means that any player who contracted the virus on December 17, will complete their quarantine on Christmas Eve, could train Christmas Day and be considered for the round of traditional Boxing Day fixtures.

Liverpool's Virgil Van Dijk will see his isolation period cut after testing positive for Covid

And Chelsea's Romelu Lukaku will be back sooner than expected

ISOLATION CUT

New guidance allows people who have tested positive for Covid to self-isolate for seven days instead of 10.