Charlie Austin has been speaking out on the prospect of playing the rest of the 2019/20 season behind closed doors.

Of course, as it stands English football has been put on hold amid the current global situation with there no set in stone date for when it is going to return to action.

We have seen several leagues across Europe including the French and Dutch top-flights cancel their respective seasons, whilst in England the National League and below has been cancelled.

An update from the government is expected this week regarding the next stage of the lockdown and the potential exit strategy, something that is going to dictate how swiftly football in the UK returns in some capacity.

Speaking to the Oddscrackers podcast, Austin has spoken out about the potential of playing games behind closed doors in a bid to finish the 2019/20 season: "We've all played in games where it's been an empty stadium for under-23's or pre-season games and stuff like that, when you're playing a pre-season friendly or under-23's, if I'm honest with you it's not there. There's nothing on the games.

"When you're playing these games in an empty stadium but you know there is three points on the line, and them three points help you after a season where you have just played 37 games  throughout the season, it's important.

"Our goal has been promotion from pre-season, nothing has changed for us whether there is 25,000 in the stadium or there will be 300 at the whole game.

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"For a lot of teams it will be a bonus, and for a lot of teams it won't be, fans can bring positivity to every stadium, but they can also bring negative vibes as well, that's what people forget.

"Imagine Rangers v Celtic with no fans, but it's still going to be the Old Firm derby."

Charlie Austin's West Brom currently sit in second spot in the Championship table, just one point behind Marcelo Bielsa's Leeds United with just nine games of the season remaining.