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When will the postponed Premier League fixtures be played? (1:39)

The weekend's games were suspended as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II. 1:44

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The games were put off as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II, who died on Monday.

It's difficult to find a place to play the games after the season has been shortened by the World Cup.

We take a look at the games that have been called off and other games that are at risk.

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Which games have been postponed?

In the seventh round, all matches were played.

The premier league came to a halt.

The teams are AFC Bournemouth and BRIGHTON AND HOSEA.

Arsenal vs. Everton

Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United

Fulham vs. Chelsea

Leeds United vs. Nottingham Forest

Leicester City vs. Aston Villa

Liverpool vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manchester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Southampton vs. Brentford

West Ham United vs. Newcastle United

Are any other games at risk of being postponed?

The Queen's funeral is expected to take place on the same day as the international break, so it won't affect the league. The matches scheduled for the weekend before it are under threat.

Football matches may not be able to take place due to police resources being required for the days leading up to the funeral.

The two scheduled for the Sunday are in the London area. It is possible for the game to be moved forward a day and played on the Saturday, but it is not possible for the game to be played on the Sunday.

Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 Aston Villa v Southampton

Nottingham Forest v Fulham

Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Manchester City Brighton & Hove Albion P-P Crystal Palace* Newcastle United v AFC Bournemouth

Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City

Sunday, Sept.

Brentford v Arsenal

Chelsea v Liverpool

Everton v West Ham United

Manchester United v Leeds United

There was a planned train strike that led to the postponement of the game. The industrial action has been called off but there is no word on when the game will be back.

There is a chance that the matches will be postponed as a mark of respect before the funeral.

What about the games in European competition?

The teams played their games in the conference league on Thursday. When the news of the Queen's death broke, both United and West Ham were getting ready for the game.

There had been rumors that next week's games, as well as the six games featuring British clubs in the European competition, could be canceled. All ties will go on as planned.

Tuesday, Sept. 13 Liverpool vs. Ajax Rangers vs. Napoli

Sporting CP vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Wednesday, Sept. 14 Chelsea vs. FC Salzburg Manchester City vs. Borussia Dortmund

Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Celtic

Thursday, Sept. 15 Arsenal vs. PSV Eindhoven RFS vs. Hearts

Sheriff vs. Man United

West Ham United paid tribute to the Queen before their Europa Conference League game against FCSB. Rob Newell - CameraSport via Getty Images

When will the postponed games be played?

There is no date for this in 2022.

There are four rounds of European games, a full set of Premier League matches and the third round of the Carabao Cup on the week after the World Cup.

Two days after the World Cup final, English football starts again with the fourth round of the Carabao Cup, followed by three blocks of league matches.

There will be only three vacant midweeks left in the season, with the final day of the season on May 28th.

The Carabao Cup QF will take place on January 10.

Jan. 17 - FA Cup R3 replays

Jan. 24 - Carabao Cup SF L1

Jan. 31 - Carabao Cup SF L2

Feb. 7 - FA Cup R4 replays

Feb. 14 - European competition knockouts

Feb. 21 - European competition knockouts

Feb. 28 - FA Cup R5

March 7 - European competition knockouts

March 14 - European competition knockouts

March 21 - International break

March 28 - International break

April 4 - Vacant midweek

April 11 - European competition QF

April 18 - European competition QF

April 25 - Premier League fixtures

May 2 - Vacant midweek

May 9 - European competition SF

May 16 - European competition SF

May 23 - Vacant midweek

If a team is knocked out of the Carabao Cup or the FA Cup in an earlier round, they can use those match days, but it's complicated if the league game is shown on TV.

There will still be four clubs that won't be playing in the Carabao Cup semifinals.

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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, fans paid respects to her.

So just play the games in the vacant midweeks?

The vacant midweeks are there for a reason. The FA Cup quarterfinals, semifinals, and final will need to be rearranged in order to accommodate the vacant slots.

There is little room for maneuver for teams who go far in a European competition. If a club were to reach the finals of both domestic cups and the semifinals of a European competition, there wouldn't be enough time to rearrange the league matches. The problem has become worse because of this.

The worst-case scenario needs to be considered by the league. It can't sleepwalk into a situation where the dates run out, so it will be looking for the best way to avoid the consequences of the postponements.

Couldn't some of the games just be played on European midweeks?

If at all possible, matches won't be played at the same time as the European Championship matches. The Premier League was fined over one million dollars for doing so. Leagues are still advised to avoid a clash, though this has been relaxed recently.

Lorient played Lyon last week in a rearranged game. It would only be on at the same time as the early European matches because it was scheduled on a Thursday.

If there's no other place to put the games, the European midweeks could be used by the premier league.

It's not good for any of the teams that are in Europe, such as West Ham United.

There are seven clubs that pose the problem for the schedulers, and four of them are in London next weekend. They're most likely to go far in both cups.

So what's the solution?

If any of next weekend's matches have to be postponed for security reasons, there may be some creative thinking that needs to be done. The FA Cup replays should be canceled once again. Due to congestion caused by COVID-19 postponements, this happened in each of the last two seasons.

If the FA Cup replays stay in place it is unlikely that those dates will be used for rearranged games.

There is no chance of the Carabao Cup being canceled, but there is pressure to make the semifinals one-legged.

The FA Cup final will take place on June 3 and the last day of the league will be May 28. Wembley is booked for the playoffs of the English Football League on the weekend of May 27-29 so this solution is very unlikely.

Can the season be extended?

It is not possible to say yes. After the FA Cup final on June 3, there will be an international block for Euro 2024 matches.