
The Premier League will return to action on June 17 ,more than three months after the season was halted due to the Covid -19 outbreak.
Representatives from all 20 clubs met on Thursday,24 hours after teams agreed to the second phase of restarting the 2019/20 campaign with players working in larger groups.
Squad were only allowed to restart practice session in small groups last week but contact and tackling is now allowed between players.
The four teams that have games in hand will restart the season with relegation threatened Aston Villa hosting Sheffield United and Manchester City taking on Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium.
Liverpool lead the table by 25 points and need just two wins from their final nine matches to win a first league title in 30 years.