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People needed at every Premier League game

A minimum of 300 people will be needed for a Premier League fixture to take place behind closed doors.

As England's top-flight looks for safe ways to resume in the coming weeks amid the Covid-19 pandemic, an official estimate has calculated how many will need to be inside each ground on matchday.

This includes 40 players, 32 coaching and medical staff from the two teams, 12 match officials, between six and eight doctors and medical personnel, three Premier League officials and 130 or more media personnel.

The Premier League are aiming for a June 8 resumption with the remaining 92 matches of the 2019-20 season set to be played behind closed doors

The Premier League are aiming for a June 8 resumption with the remaining 92 matches of the 2019-20 season set to be played behind closed doors

Fans won't be allowed into stadiums but the Premier League estimates between 300 and 500 people will be needed to ensure each fixture take place

Of that figure, 210 have been accounted for, according to The Daily Telegraph, though the precise numbers of club directors, media, security, stewards, ground staff and scoreboard operators have yet to be worked out.