Manchester City's match at Everton called off due to COVID-19 outbreak

Manchester City's trip to Everton on Monday has been postponed after a spate of coronavirus cases for the visitors.

On Christmas Day, City confirmed that Gabriel Jesus, Kyle Walker, and two club staff members had contracted COVID-19. Now, City have returned "a number" of positive results in the latest round of testing, prompting the Premier League match at Goodison Park to be called off on medical grounds.

"With the security of the bubble compromised, there posed a risk that the virus could spread further amongst the squad, the staff, and potentially beyond," City's statement read.

The club added: "The first-team training ground at City Football Academy will close for an indeterminate period, with the squad and associated bubble undergoing testing before any decision is made for training to resume."

The Premier League said it "will rearrange the postponed fixture against Everton in due course."

The match is the second to be called off due to COVID-19 this season. Newcastle United are still reeling from an outbreak in their camp that forced the postponement of their top-flight match at Aston Villa earlier in December.