- Announcement made four hours before kick off
- City close training ground on medical advice
Everton’s Premier League match with Manchester City on Monday night has been called off after a number of City players tested positive for Covid-19.
A statement from City released just four hours before the match was due to kick off at 8pm confirmed that the decision had been taken after they lodged a request to postpone the match on Monday morning, with confirmation coming after a Premier League board meeting in the afternoon.
