The Premier League continued to be hit by COVID-19 Omicron variant surges in the United Kingdom on Thursday, with six matches postponed, including that day's Leicester City vs. Tottenham Hotspur clash and Saturday's Manchester United vs. Brighton encounter.

The league later added that four additional weekend matches -- Southampton vs. Brentford, Watford vs. Crystal Palace, West Ham United vs. Norwich City, and Everton vs. Leicester -- would also be postponed. The announcements mean that nine league fixtures have been called off this month.