Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is upset playing against Wolves today.
Tuchel's side kicked off against Wolves at Molineux at 2pm, one of only four fixtures currently scheduled to take place out of 10 this weekend.
Following four consecutive days of positive tests, and with concern for the remaining players, the Blues made a plea to the league to postpone their trip to Wolverhampton - only to be denied for failing to meet the threshold.
"We are disappointed, we are a bit angry," Tuchel said pre-match.
"I am worried from a medical point of view, we have had four days of consecutive positive tests. How will it stop if we are in a bus and in meetings together?"
He added: "We have seven positive cases, We applied to not play and put the situation under control, it was rejected.
"It is very hard to understand it, we are concerned about the health of the players. We end up with players who play coming from injuries and we take the risk."
Chelsea were only able to name six players on their substitutes' bench, two of which - Kepa Arrizabalaga and Marcus Bettinelli - are goalkeepers.
In a separate statement, a club spokesperson said: "We are deeply disappointed that our application was rejected as we felt we had a strong case for the postponement of today's match on the grounds of players' health and safety."
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