Covid-hit Tottenham face nervous wait for further test results before asking the Premier League to postpone Sunday's match at Brighton after seven first-team players were struck down... but UEFA expect them to face Rennes as scheduled

The Premier League are braced for Tottenham to request the postponement of Sunday's game at Brighton after their Covid outbreak.

Spurs were awaiting the results on Tuesday night of follow-up PCR tests for all players and staff.

Seven players — all regulars in Antonio Conte's first-team squad — and at least two members of staff returned positive results from initial tests in the last few days, throwing plans for Spurs' upcoming fixtures into chaos.

Those affected have been isolating while they await the results of the additional tests.

The Premier League are expecting those developments to lead to Spurs asking for their trip to Brighton to be rearranged, but nothing will be finalised until the extent of the outbreak is known.