Saturday's Tottenham Hotspur match against Everton has been called off due to safety concerns following the riots Press Association

Tottenham Hotspur's match against Everton has been called off due to safety concerns following the riots, but the weekend's remaining nine Premier League fixtures are expected to go ahead as planned.

The Premier League confirmed that the decision to postpone Tottenham's game had been taken in consultation with police following damage to the area around White Hart Lane.

However, the two other London fixtures – Fulham's game against Aston Villa and QPR versus Bolton – have been given the nod, and there are currently no plans to postpone top-flight games elsewhere in the country.

A Premier League statement said: "Following on-going discussions with the Metropolitan Police, statutory authorities and clubs in London, the Premier League can confirm that, aside from the postponed Tottenham Hotspur v Everton match, all League games in the capital will go ahead as scheduled this weekend.

"The Premier League has worked closely with the authorities and London-based clubs throughout the recent civil unrest to ensure matches are staged in accordance with supporter safety.

"While all efforts were made to try and facilitate the Tottenham Hotspur v Everton match by the Metropolitan Police and the local authority, the situation on the Tottenham High Road proved too difficult to overcome.

"The Premier League would like to thank the Metropolitan Police and all the other relevant police forces for their efforts and on-going communication during this difficult time.

"Acting on current information from the authorities there is no reason to believe that matches outside of London will be affected at this time."

The disorder which spread across the country began in Tottenham on Saturday night, sparked by the shooting of a 29-year-old man by the police.

Everton's Tim Cahill reacted to the postponement of their game on Twitter, writing: "If the game's called off then it's understandable due to sad events. It's more important that the people are safe as much as we all love footy."

The Spurs defender Michael Dawson said: "We've worked for six weeks trying to get fit and now the first week's not going to be happening for us. But safety is the main thing, and the police wouldn't have called it off lightly."

His Chelsea counterpart John Terry, who was due to captain England in Wednesday's friendly against Holland until it was called off, shared Dawson's sentiments, saying: "It was unfortunate for us, a lot of kids would have been at the game, but as Michael says, safety is the most important thing."

Football League clubs are also assessing safety concerns before confirming if any matches may be affected, though a League statement said that all games in London will go ahead as scheduled.

In the Blue Square Bet Premier League, however, Saturday's game between Telford and Luton has already been postponed after a request by West Mercia police.

A Telford statement read: "AFC Telford Utd, Luton Town and the Football Conference were left with little option but to agree with the request due to the unprecedented local and national circumstances."