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Premier League hope 90-minute Covid-19 swab tests will help bring supporters back to stadiums with officials desperate to see the return of fans in the top flight

Premier League officials are looking at whether the 90-minute Covid-19 tests can allow fans to return to matches.

The new 'on-the-spot' swab and DNA tests are to be rolled out across the UK in hospitals and care homes next week.

And senior officials at the Premier League want to examine whether they can become part of a plan to get supporters back into grounds.

New Covid-19 swab tests could provide hope in the quest to bring fans back to stadiums

New Covid-19 swab tests could provide hope in the quest to bring fans back to stadiums

Hosting testing stations at stadiums is unlikely, given that there is a desire to stop crowds congregating en masse and that fans would have to be at the venue two hours before kick-off.