West Ham United manager David Moyes and players Issa Diop and Josh Cullen have returned positive tests for Covid-19, the Premier League club said Tuesday.
The club’s medical staff were informed of the test results before the team thrashed third tier’s Hull City 5-1 Tuesday in the League Cup third round at London Stadium.
The club statement added that West Ham had offered to conduct Covid-19 tests for the Hull City team before the match but the visiting team declined.
French defender Diop and Ireland midfielder Cullen were replaced by Harrison Ashby and Jack Wilshere respectively in the starting lineup around 45 minutes before kick-off.
The match started as scheduled at 1930 BST with assistant manager Alan Irvine taking charge of West Ham.