The Cherries' Emirates FA Cup fourth round fixture against Crawley Town has been re-scheduled following a decision by the FA’s Professional Game Board.
The fixture is now scheduled to take place at Vitality Stadium on Tuesday 26th January and will be broadcast live on BT Sport Extra 3 at 7pm.
Crawley informed the FA that there have been a significant number of positive Covid cases at the club and a number of further players are currently self-isolating.
The FA requested and considered further information regarding Crawley's ability to fulfil the fixture, which included discussions with the FA’s Covid medical officer for the Emirates FA Cup and details of the medical advice that the club has received, which was used by the Professional Game Board to make its decision.
The FA would like to thank the EFL, Crawley, AFC Bournemouth, Walsall and BT Sport for helping to make the re-scheduling of this fixture possible and wish full and speedy recoveries to all those who have tested positive for Covid.
