Everton vs Man City postponed due to COVID-19 outbreak

The Premier League fixture between Everton and Manchester City and Everton, billed for Monday night at Goodison Park, has been postponed indefinitely.The league body announced the postponement on Monday evening, citing the outbreak of COVID-19 at Manchester City.”Manchester City’s fixture at Everton, due to be played at 8pm this evening, has been postponed following a Premier League Board meeting,” the Premier League stated.”Manchester City lodged a request with the Premier League today to rearrange the match following an increase in positive COVID-19 test results received by the club this morning, on top of the cases reported on Christmas Day. “This rise has created uncertainty and the Premier League Board received medical advice that the match should be postponed.”The Board agreed to rearrange the game as a precaution, and further testing will now take place tomorrow.”Gabriel Jesus and Kyle Walker had missed the 2-0 Premier League win over Newcastle United on Boxing Day after both players had tested positive for the highly contagious virus.The Premier League explained that their decision to call off Monday night’s match was “taken with the health of players and staff the priority.”The league organisers said the fixture will be rearranged in due course while wishing the persons affected a quick recovery.