Rotherham United P-P Derby County: Game postponed after Covid outbreak in Millers squad

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Image caption, Rotherham and Derby are both on 16 points in the Championship, with the Millers above the Rams on goal difference

Rotherham's Championship game against Derby has been postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak in the Millers squad.

The Yorkshire club say one player has tested positive, with "further players in the first-team bubble" showing symptoms.

Rotherham say the English Football League "have sanctioned" the postponement of Saturday's match.

The game was called off just 90 minutes before the scheduled kick-off.

"Following conversations with the EFL and the subsequent medical advice provided by them and that of our own club doctors, the club have taken the decision to request a postponement to the fixture which has been approved by the EFL," said a Rotherham statement.

The EFL said the game had been postponed "due to an outbreak of Covid-19, with players and first-team staff required to self-isolate in line with EFL and Government guidance".

The circumstances around the postponement will now be the subject of an investigation, the EFL added.

A new date for the fixture is yet to be decided, with five of Saturday's EFL matches now not going ahead because of the virus.