Liverpool are facing a fixture headache after seeing two Premier League matches postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week. The Reds were scheduled to host Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday 10 September, however, all matches last weekend were cancelled as a mark of respect following the Monarch’s passing. Meanwhile, Liverpool ’s trip to Chelsea on Sunday 18 September has also been called off due to policing resource being stretched in London ahead of the Queen’s funeral on Monday.

With the season already truncated by the 2022 World Cup, which gets underway in Qatar on November 20, the Reds are committed to playing a match every weekend and midweek following the September international break right up until when the Premier League breaks up for the winter tournament the weekend of November 12 and 13. As a result, with there being no available dates in 2022, Jurgen Klopp ’s side remain in limbo regarding when their cancelled fixtures can actually be played. (more…)