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straight to your inboxFrank Lampard says Chelsea will consult the Premier League over whether their fixture with Manchester City can go ahead, as he predicted more positive Covid-19 cases in football's top flight.City's fixture at Everton was postponed after a number of positive cases at the club in addition to the four announced on Christmas Day. The fixture with Chelsea on January 3 has not yet been postponed, and will depend on the results of another round of testing at City on Tuesday.

straight to your inboxFrank Lampard says he was 'neutral' on whether Manchester City would win their appeal against a Champions League ban, as it was confirmed that Chelsea will have to finish in the top four to qualify for the competition next season.City's successful appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport means their two-year expulsion from the Champions League has been overturned, meaning the fifth-placed team in this season's Premier League will qualify for the Europa League as usual.If the ban had been upheld, City's Champions League place would have gone to the fifth team, which is currently Manchester United.A win for United on Monday evening against Southampton will lift them above Chelsea and Leicester into third, with three