Soccer-Liverpool trio to miss Newcastle game over suspected positive COVID tests


Soccer Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Newcastle United - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - December 16, 2021 General view outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Peter Powell

(Reuters) - Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho and Curtis Jones will miss the Premier League game against Newcastle United scheduled to kick off later on Thursday after registering "suspected positive tests for COVID-19", the club annnounced.

"The three players are now isolating. As a result, the entire Reds' set-up, including all players and staff, were tested for COVID-19 again today with no further positive cases being detected," the club added in a statement.

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