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At dawn (December 29), the Everton vs Man City match at Goodison Park in the framework of the round of 16 of the Premier League, 2020/21, was postponed due to 5 Green Man players undergoing infection tests by nCoV.
Immediately, Man City was forced to close the club’s training ground, and at the same time, stopped training indefinitely after Covid-19 broke out in the first team. All positive people will now have to be quarantined for at least 10 days.
This news comes after Kyle Walker, Gabriel Jesus and some Man City employees were infected with nCoV on Christmas Day, 24 hours before their 2-0 win over Newcastle at Etihad. Currently, the entire Man City team will have to undergo another check to see if someone is infected or not.
According to information from the British media, Man City has so far had at least 7 positive players for Covid-19, and this figure is not expected to be final.
As for Everton, they are expressing their frustration at the decision of the Premier League organizers to postpone the match. The Toffees want to play and have everything ready at the Hilton Hotel in Liverpool, where their family base is.
Currently, Everton will ask the Premier League organizers to fully announce how they have made their decision to postpone the match, to show transparency of the reasons behind it.
According to Premier League rules, matches are played if a club has 14 players, including a goalkeeper, although decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and depending on the circumstances: especially in relation to the pandemic.
The decision to postpone the match with Manchester City was based on medical advice as a precautionary measure. Similarly, the recent game between Newcastle and Aston Villa did not take place after five players were tested for nCoV infection earlier this month.
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