Kilmarnock game off with team forced into isolation

KILMARNOCK were last night ordered to postpone their Scottish Premiership match with Motherwell after their entire squad was forced into two weeks of self- isolation.

Six Rugby Park players have tested positive for Covid- 19 and after a meeting with NHS Ayrshire and Arran Public Health the club were advised to stop all operations in a bid to halt the spread of the virus.

Killie then wrote to the SPFL to request that their game with the Steelmen, which was due to take place last night in Ayrshire, was called off as they were unable to field a team.

League bosses obliged and, in a statement, last night they revealed that a full investigation is now underway to “ascertain the circumstances” leading to last night’s match being abandoned.

It read: “On 29 September, Kilmarnock FC carried out routine swab tests on their first team squad of players in advance of the fixture this evening. This disclosed three players who tested positive for Covid- 19. These positive results were subsequently confirmed by NHS Scotland.

“On 1 October, Kilmarnock FC retested all of its remaining first team players. The results have disclosed a further three first team squad players who have tested positive for Covid- 19.

“Subsequently, Kilmarnock FC wrote to the SPFL indicating that they were not in a position to fulfil this evening’s scheduled fixture against Motherwell and the club requested a postponement of the fixture.

“No new date for this fixture has been set, pending the outcome of the SPFL investigation.”