Premier League will hold new Project Restart talks with the Government on Thursday to decide whether they get the OK to resume as Oliver Dowden warns: 'safety must come first'

The Premier League still faces a fight to convince government officials to restart the season behind closed doors ahead of further talks on Thursday.

Despite extensive contingency planning, including for the potential of playing the remaining matches at neutral venues, culture secretary Oliver Dowden warned the game is yet to get the 'green light'.

Neutral venues are expected to be discussed in a meeting of Premier League clubs on Monday, while other mooted options for restarting the season have even involved the possibility of playing games abroad.

Premier League faces a fight to convince the government it's safe to resume league season

But culture secretary Oliver Dowden has warned restart 'hasn't been given the green light'

But Dowden told BBC Radio 4: 'They've not been given the green light.