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Premier League updates from the 5.30pm GMT kick-offVilla Covid outbreak forces Burnley game to be postponedAnd feel free to mail your thoughts on the match to ScottMikel Arteta has his turn on Sky. “We had a couple of good results and good performances, but we have to carry on, we have to get some consistency going. There are other games suspended, but we want to improve our position in the league, and we have a tough game today. We need resilience away from home. We know what to expect out there, it’s going to be a battle, I expect a really difficult match.” He also reports that “quite a lot of staff members and a few players” have tested positive for Covid-19, but refuses to be drawn on whether matches should be postponed across the board, pointing out that it’s a decision the Premier League and the government have to make.Marcelo Bielsa talks to Sky Sports. “To win is always important. After two defeats, even more. And after a defeat like the last one, even more so. Until yesterday we were more or less organised, but in the penultimate training session, Charlie Cresswell suffered an injury to his clavicle, and from today Diego Llorente will be absent for the next ten days at least. There are seven players who are absent and that forces us to quicken the return of Robin Koch.” Continue reading...