The Premier League has been given a deadline of May 25 by Uefa to provide its detailed plan to restart the season but was last night facing significant opposition from some top-flight clubs over its idea of using neutral venues.

Top-flight football has been suspended since March 13 but hopes had been growing that the season could resume behind closed doors as early as June 8 at “approved” neutral grounds.

Uefa has told leagues that it needs to know by that date if the competitions will restart, when they plan to do so and which format they will use. However Scott Duxbury, Watford’s chief executive, has said that he is uncomfortable with talk about the season resuming.

Duxbury said: “I feel a bit uncomfortable talking