England Riots threaten Premier League kick-off
England Riots have put the opening weekend of Premier League fixtures in doubt. With the recent called off England-Netherlands match at Wembley was, as were four Carling Cup ties in London and a friendly between Ghana and Nigeria in Watford on Tuesday due to the riots. The Premier League and Football League issued a joint statement on Tuesday evening, saying: "With the information currently available to us there is no reason to think any matches outside of London will be affected.” But the overnight violence in Manchester, the West Midlands, Nottingham and Gloucester could force a rethink. Despite a quiet night in the capital following an increased police presence, it is thought the three London fixtures - Tottenham v Everton , Fulham v Aston Villa and QPR v Bolton - are at greatest risk. The area of Tottenham witnessed disturbing scenes at the weekend and the club's players have said they would not oppose the postponement of their match against Everton. "I w