As things stand, this weekend's Premier League fixtures haven't been postponed - though that much could change in the coming days.
Top flight football came to a halt over the weekend as the country paid respect to Queen Elizabeth II following Her Majesty's death on Thursday, September 8th.
The government's Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) concluded that there was no obligation for sport to be postponed, though it was left up to the relevant authorities to make their own judgement on proceedings. However, even though sport continued in some capacity on the weekend - with the likes of cricket and rugby at the top level playing on - football across Britain was postponed.
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One of the postponed games was Arsenal vs Everton. After making a fast start to the new season, the Gunners sit top of the Premier League table having secured 15 points from a possible 18. However, Sunday's game against Brentford is now in doubt, meaning they may have to wait until October - a month where they face Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City - to play again.
With that in mind, let's take a brief look at what we already know.
Advice ahead of the weekend
The DCMS confirmed to football.london on Saturday that its guidance on next weekend's fixtures will not change: "Our guidance will stay the same. There's no obligation to cancel as far as the government is concerned. But it's ultimately up to the Premier League and EFL to make those decisions."
Nevertheless, just because it's legally permitted to go ahead, the Premier League will have to put a plan in place to overcome a few issues.
Challenges facing the Premier League
The biggest problem is a shortage of police resources. Arsenal's Europa League Group Stage clash with PSV Eindhoven on Thursday is already in doubt because the Met Police are said to be unsure whether they can give up the resources, given they are putting in place the biggest police operation in London's history this week in the build up to the Queen's funeral on Monday (September 19).
That being said, a spokesperson from the Met Police informed football.london over the weekend that the decision to postpone a match is solely up to the relevant football authority: "Whether matches go ahead is a matter for the football authorities. If fixtures do take place, the Met will work with the relevant partners and ensure that appropriate policing plans are in place."
Another issue - which perhaps comes as a slight surprise - is that football's return to action could be hindered by a shortage of TV trucks caused as a result of the 24/7 coverage being given to Her Majesty's funeral.
As reported by the Daily Mail, the Premier League's predominant rights holder, Sky Sports, are running out of the outside broadcast trucks required to deliver live coverage as they're currently being used by their sister channel, Sky News.
As the company are set to provide unprecedented coverage of events across the country in preparation for the Queen's funeral next Monday (September 19th), they've put a strain on their resources.
Sky Sports are due to televise eight live football matches next weekend, with Arsenal vs Brentford being one of those games.
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