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Five top-flight games are still set to go ahead amid a new Covid surge and there are big matches in Scotland and EuropeAt time of writing, five of the weekend’s 10 scheduled top-flight games have been postponed, but the Premier League has resisted calls for a “firebreak” suspension of all fixtures. Thomas Frank has seen two consecutive Brentford games postponed because of the surge in Covid-19 cases, and surely spoke for the majority of Premier League managers when calling for a full shutdown of fixtures. The clear and obvious problem is that more postponements now, heading into the intensely busy festive period, will ensure multiple headaches further down the line in trying to shoehorn rescheduled matches into the congested season. The Leeds manager, Marcelo Bielsa, has also expressed concerns about sporting integrity with several teams depleted.Leeds v Arsenal (Saturday, 5.30pm, all times GMT) Continue reading...