West Ham United manager David Moyes and two of the club's players have tested positive for coronavirus.

The Premier League club were informed of the positive tests while preparing for Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie against Hull City at London Stadium.

Moyes, 57, defender Issa Diop, 23, and 24-year-old midfielder Josh Cullen will now be required to self-isolate.

"The manager and both players immediately left the stadium and have returned home," said a club statement.

West Ham said the three men were all asymptomatic and assistant manager Alan Irvine took charge of the Hull match, which both Diop and Cullen were due to start.

Public Health England guidelines state those with Covid-19 should self-isolate for at least 10 days, meaning Moyes, Diop and Cullen will not be able to attend training or the league game against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 27 September.

BBC Radio 5 Live's John Southall said the trio travelled to the ground with the squad in two or three separate coaches.

"They say they all social distanced, the squad, from when they met up and throughout the journey," he said.

"As soon as they arrived, the results from the tests done yesterday came through and the two players and the manager were isolated immediately in separate rooms and left the ground very quickly, I'm told.

"West Ham say they are satisfied nobody else in the squad needs to self-isolate and that is why the game went ahead."

The news comes after Leyton Orient v Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup third round on Tuesday was called off because a number of the home players had contracted coronavirus.

It came on the day the government announced a raft of new coronavirus restrictions for England which could last for up to six months.

As part of the stricter rules, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed plans for fans to return to watch live sport events in England from 1 October will not go ahead.

Sports bodies have been told not to expect spectators at stadiums and venues until the end of March at the earliest.

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EPL, go soon stop again....
This Coro is dealing with them over there, but here in Nigeria Coro is a scam.

Since David Moyes leave man u, na one bad news see follow another. Not all that glitters is gold

that's a big blow to this week EFL cup matches and EPL matches...i jus pray another shutdown of matches do not happen again because the EPL is adding fun to our weekends
pls i want to ask....is this the same covid thats also in Nigeria or ours na scam??
if its the same, that means they is really an inner strength in our dark skin or lets jus say their own covid isnt here Yet...

UK battling COVID 19 or COVID 19 battling dem.. whichever way.. make premier league no even stop. Cux dats d only reason I look forward to weekends. Football (premier league) is almost every guys weekend life saver from boredom.

After they faced Arsenal. Shouldn't Arsenal be worried too

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I hope this ain't gon' be a huge blow for the progress of this season, Mahn!
Got nothin' much to yarn btw...
Abeg hope sey them go soon play Man Utd sha...
Make we take tha' sweet advantage knack them akpako

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I just pray they don't suspend EPL again because I want more teams to deal with Manchester United 4 me so that Ole can be sacked, accompaned with Harry Maguire.

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The version of Covid in Europe is obviously different from the one in Nigeria.

Oh my Arsenal players should get tested o, we just played them at the weekend, meanwhile my country go come carry am for head start to increase daily data and probably start another phase of lockdown...yak ndi.���

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Convik ONE-NINE birus sef. Make them kukuma no think of stopping EPL abeg, make them manage am like how we dey manage malaria for Naija

Covid-19 is real.. Please be vigilant and take basic precautions

These are the plans...coordinate a second global hype & issue a mandatory vaccination BY WHO & make it look unsafe to vote in person in America to enable them RIG through mail-in & remove Pres. Trump BUT IT WILL FAIL & THEY WILL RECEIVE THE BIGGEST DEFEAT IN HISTORY. It's a spiritual warfare

They should stop football... And stop endangering lives of players... Can u imagine diop played football 2 days ago o

puremaker7:
EPL, go soon stop again....
This Coro is dealing with them over there, but here in Nigeria Coro is a scam.

I'm absolutely in concordance wit ur last line!

FREEMADNESS:
I just pray they don't suspend EPL again because I want more teams to deal with Manchester United 4 me so that Ole can be sacked, accompaned with Harry Maguire.

Enemy of progress dem!

sparogatively... All I can say is, make dem no come go sparogate our Premier League for us o

na wetin guys dey use forget the troubles of this country for weekends and atimes week days

Ok

Arsenal FC need to test their players

Danmm niggar. Issoright

E don happen.
It's actually inevitable.