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Agree to neutral grounds or the season will be cancelled, warns LMA chief Richard Bevan as Premier League clubs prepare for crunch vote on Project Restart plans

The Premier League season will be cancelled if clubs don't agree to play the remaining games on neutral grounds, according to League Managers' Association chief executive Richard Bevan.

There has been resistance, especially from teams fighting against relegation, to completing the 92 outstanding fixtures away from home stadiums.

But Bevan has stressed ahead of Monday's vote on proposals for a return to football that 'time isn't on our side' and the alternative is the 2019-20 season being called off.

LMA chief executive Richard Bevan has warned clubs they need to accept the neutral ground proposal or face the cancellation of the season

LMA chief executive Richard Bevan has warned clubs they need to accept the neutral ground proposal or face the cancellation of the season

A map showing nine of the Premier League grounds most likely to be selected as 'neutral' venues if the season is able to resume behind closed doors

Asked on BBC Radio 4's Today programme if a vote against neutral venues would lead to a cancellation, Bevan said: 'Yes, I think that probably is correct.