Ben
Chilwell has returned to England training following a back spasm, as all 22
players in the squad tested negative for coronavirus.
Chilwell picked up the injury in Sunday's 2-0 defeat to Belgium, which ended
England's hopes of reaching the Nations League finals.
The Chelsea left-back is fit enough to return to training alongside his
team-mates, but it remains unclear whether he will feature against Iceland
on Wednesday.
The Premier League is confident there is currently no risk that any of this
weekend's matches will have to be postponed, despite a significant spike in
the number of positive coronavirus cases.
Sixteen positive cases were recorded in the last seven days involving
players or staff inside Premier League clubs - four times as many failed
tests compared to the previous week, and six times higher than any other
week since the extensive testing at clubs began at the start of September.
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny have both tested
positive while away with Egypt, as has Tottenham and Republic of Ireland
defender Matt Doherty, who will miss Saturday's game against Manchester
City.
On Tuesday morning, the FAI confirmed there have been no more positive tests
in the run-up to their Nations League game against Bulgaria on Wednesday
night.
There are about 400 players and staff from Premier League clubs away on
international duty, and there are very strict protocols for when they
return, before they can be allowed back into their respective training
grounds.
Whether or not a player or staff member has tested negative with their
national governing body, they will all have to test negative with a specific
PCR test carried out for the Premier League, before they are allowed to
return to training.
The Premier League works very hard to try to help clubs out in this respect,
and there may well be a number of tests carried out at airports as players
return to the UK, to give maximum time for results to be returned.
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