Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard will miss the team’s next two Premier League matches after testing positive for COVID-19, the English club said on Saturday.
Gerrard, 41, who joined the club last month, will miss both Sunday’s home game to Chelsea and Tuesday’s trip to Leeds United while isolating.
Former Liverpool and England captain Gerrard has led Villa to four wins in six league games since taking over as the manager after the club sacked Dean Smith.
Villa are 10th in the league on 22 points after 17 matches.
“Aston Villa can confirm Head Coach Steven Gerrard will be unable to attend our next two Premier League matches with Chelsea and Leeds United as he will be isolating after testing positive for COVID-19,” the club statement read.
Villa’s league game at home to Burnley last week was postponed about two hours before kickoff due to a COVID-19 outbreak at the club.
A record 90 new COVID-19 cases were detected among Premier League players and staff in the past week, while 13 games have been postponed so far due to the virus.
Britain reported a record 122,186 new daily COVID-19 cases on Friday as it battles a surge in infections fuelled by the Omicron variant. read more
More Stories
Saka Double Against Palace Sends Arsenal Eight Points Clear
Doyle’s Late Strike Fires Sheffield United Into FA Cup Semis
France Still On Track For Home World Cup Despite losing Six Nations Title
Ronaldo Hands Team Mate Winning Penalty As Gesture Of Respect
Hamilton “At A Bit Of A Loss” With His Mercedes
Pundits Rail Against England Red Card
Ibrahimovic Becomes Oldest Scorer As Toothless Milan Lose At Udinese
Ireland In Bullish Mood After Grand Slam Win
Haaland Hits Second Hat-Trick Of Week As Man City Trounce Burnley
Hope’s Ton Lifts West Indies To Win Over South Africa In Second ODI
Imperious Ireland Beat England To Clinch Six Nations Grand Slam
Perez On Pole In Saudi Arabia As Verstappen Hits Trouble