ALL major sports events across England move back behind closed doors amid change to Government tier system which puts Liverpool into Tier 3 – and only the Isles of Scilly stays in two lowest tiers
Fans will be locked out of sporting events across the whole country as Covid-19 restrictions are once again tightened to combat the new strain of the virus.
All Premier League football matches will return to being played behind closed doors with Liverpool poised to return to Tier Three coronavirus rules.
Liverpool and Everton were the only two Premier League clubs permitted up to 2,000 fans at their games but the latest Government measures will see empty stands once more.
Sporting events in tier two are allowed up to 2,000 spectators while those in tier one are permitted up to 4,000.
But, under the new national restrictions announced on Wednesday afternoon, only the Isles of Scilly, off Cornwall, are in tier one and no area is now in tier two.
More to follow.
Sports events across the country will return to behind closed doors events with the latest Covid-19 crackdown placing everywhere except the Isles of Scilly into tier three or four