The Scottish league has launched an investigation after St Mirren’s latest positive Covid-19 test sparked the postponement of their clash with Motherwell. This afternoon’s Scottish Premiership match between @saintmirrenfc and @MotherwellFC has been postponed after St Mirren informed the SPFL that they could not fulfil the fixture. — SPFL (@spfl) October 17, 2020An SPFL investigation into those circumstances is ongoing with no rearranged date being announced until the process is complete. Killie subsequently forfeited a Betfred Cup tie against Falkirk, and Forfar were also forced to concede a cup tie against Dundee after a positive test, but league rules are less clear-cut. The Paisley club said in a statement: “St Mirren FC can confirm that a further first-team player has returned a positive Covid-19 test and is now self-isolating.

Source: Express October 17, 2020 12:45 UTC