Jan 11 2:45pm ET: Everton Vs Tottenham
The nine days remaining games will kick off Everton Vs Tottenham Hotspur at their
scheduled times, despite Prime Minister David Cameron suggesting games in
London could start earlier than scheduled to assist the police.
"The Premier League has worked closely with the
authorities and London-based clubs throughout the recent civil unrest to ensure
matches are staged in accordance with supporter safety," read a Premier
League statement.
Fulham play Aston Villa at Craven Cottage and QPR play
Bolton at Loftus Road in the only other opening-round Premier League games in
London.
Both matches are scheduled to kick off at 1500 BST on
Saturday, although Mr. Cameron initially raised the prospect of altering start
times.
"Other games in London should go ahead, but perhaps
starting earlier in the day," said Cameron, adding that it was up to
"the Premier League and the police" to make the decision.
Tottenham released a statement on their official website
explaining that the match had been postponed because of "safety concerns
relating to the infrastructure of the High Road and access to the stadium
caused by last Saturday's riots".
"While all efforts were made to try and facilitate the Everton Vs Tottenham Hotspur match by the
Metropolitan Police and the local authority, the situation on the Tottenham
High Road proved too difficult to overcome."
Terry saddened by postponed matches
Everton's Australian midfielder Tim Cahill, who has lived in
England for 14 years, has backed the decision.
"This is my family home, football will always be here
and England should be proud of that," he said.
"The main thing
is to make sure the local communities feel safe, and I feel the call for calm
is just trying to make help people understand that rioting is not the way
forward." So watch Everton Vs
Tottenham live from White
Hart Lane
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