After Queen Elizabeth’s passing at the age of 96 last week, all fixtures across English football were postponed following the news of the national tragedy surfacing....CONTINUE READING
One such fixture was Manchester City’s scheduled showdown against Tottenham Hotspur, in a battle between the only two unbeaten teams in the Premier League so far.
After coming back from a goal down to defeat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night, City will return to domestic action in a clash against Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
While it seemed at one point that the next round of games were also under threat of being called off, in a tribute to Her Majesty, matches across all divisions in the country are now set to be played.
However, every team in the Premier League – including the reigning champions – will have to adhere to certain requests in the matches between September 16 to September 18, in order to honour Queen Elizabeth II’s contribution to both England and the rest of the world.
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As per an official statement released by the Premier League, all players, managers and match officials will wear black armbands at matches this weekend.
The same individuals will also be requested to gather at the centre circle before kick-off to remember the service of the Queen.
Across the division, this will be done via a minute’s silence, which fans have been invited to respect.
This will then be followed by the National Anthem, ‘God Save The King’.
Additionally, big screens and LED monitors will showcase tribute images to Her Majesty.
Flags at stadiums will also fly at half-mast.
It has also been mentioned that when the clock turns to 70 minutes across every game in the league, fans will be invited to applaud the Queen’s 70-year reign.
A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II is displayed on an advertising board at Stamford Bridge, London. (Alamy)
After Aston Villa face Southampton and Nottingham Forest lock horns against Fulham, Manchester City’s trip to Molineux will be the third game in the Premier League in which said measures will be followed by the players, managers, match officials and fans.
As with Manchester City and Wolves, alongside every other team in the Premier League that will pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II this weekend, the scenes on show will be a respectful way of doing so as the English top-flight makes its much-awaited return.
Kevin De Bruyne (left) celebrates scoring their side’s third goal of the game and completing his hat-trick during the Premier League match at the Molineux.
Following this weekend of Premier League action, the division will break for the final period of international football before the Winter’s FIFA World Cup.
Immediately after the international break, Manchester City will return to action by hosting Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium.
