Brighton boss Graham Potter questioned how long "football can continue on the path it's on" after revealing the Covid-hit Seagulls had wanted their game against Wolves to be postponed.
"We asked the question, yes, because of our situation," Potter said.
"It is what it is. All you can do is put your case forward, speak to people and they make the decision."
Potter said Brighton had "three or four" positive Covid-19 cases and were without seven players, including top scorer Neal Maupay and midfielder Pascal Gross, while Brighton's bench included three Under-23s.
Defender Joel Veltman is expected to be added to the problems after pulling up with a hamstring injury deep into 11 minutes of stoppage time, with captain Lewis Dunk (knee) and Adam Webster (calf) out for the foreseeable future.