Peterborough United had no chance of staging a pilot event with 1,000 fans present this weekend

Peterborough United declined to apply to stage a pilot football event with 1,000 fans present at the Weston Homes Stadium on Saturday (September 19).
The Weston Homes Stadium. Photo: David Lowndes.The Weston Homes Stadium. Photo: David Lowndes.
The Weston Homes Stadium. Photo: David Lowndes.

The EFL invited clubs to apply to take part in the pilot, but Posh were advised by Peterborough City Council that Public Health England would refuse any application to have fans attend the League One match with Fleetwood due to the high local Covid-19 infection rates in the city.

A Posh statement read: ‘At 11.30am on Tuesday morning, the EFL sent an email inviting clubs to apply to stage a limited number of pilot events with a maximum capacity of 1,000 supporters at league matches played this weekend (September 19/20) subject to application and selection that had to be answered by 2.00pm at the latest.

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‘However, after discussions with the local authority, we were informed that due to the current local infection rates within the city, we would be refused by Public Health England on the grounds of safety.

‘Whilst disappointing, we accept the reasons that were given and look forward to potentially hosting a pilot event soon.’

Posh were expecting a limited number of fans to be admitted to matches from October, but the UK Government are currently reviewing that decision.