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Why Project Restart could be on the rocks: The Premier League are desperate to get started but players are 'scared', clubs are rowing over relegation and Government still haven't given the green light

Premier League clubs will speak again on Monday to try to find a way forward for Project Restart, with the resumption of top-flight football in England on a knife edge.

Although all clubs say they want to complete the 2019-20 season, there are a number of hurdles that must be cleared before they can look with confidence at starting again on June 12.

There are serious misgivings among the players about the safety of contact sport during the coronavirus pandemic, while the bottom six clubs in the division fear the plan to play at neutral grounds puts them at greater risk of relegation.