In a comprehensive vote of refusal, Premier League clubs have rejected some calls to play the remainder of the 2019/2020 EPL season behind closed doors at neutral grounds.

With the initial idea thought to have prompted the bottom six clubs, all of whom are still fighting relegation from the Premier League, to refuse on the grounds that their home stadiums would give them an advantage, it now emerges that 12 of the 20 clubs refused the idea.

Clubs such as Norwich City, Brighton and Hove Albion and Aston Villa are all battling to stay in the Premier League and while there was a general consensus that Premier League clubs might refuse to accept relegation with matches played behind closed doors, but as long as those games aren’t at neutral grounds, that no longer seems to be the case.

Talks during the Project Restart meeting on Monday suggest that the discussion of the return of the Premier League is centered around relegation, contracts being extended beyond June 30th – something that clubs seem keen on being able to do – and the current and projected health risks to players.