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Rotherham United suffer one of the largest Covid outbreaks in English football, with 25 players and staff affected as the area suffers some of the highest infection rates in the country

Rotherham United has suffered 25 cases of coronavirus after high rates of infection in the local community spread to the club.

The Millers were forced to face high-flying Watford with a heavily depleted squad - and without manager Paul Warne - on Tuesday night, losing the home game 4-1.

The South Yorkshire outfit are desperate for points - sitting six from safety in 22nd place in the Championship - but also in urgent need of playing games, since they have four matches in hand on some rivals.

Rotherham United had to field a depeleted squad against Watford after one day of training

The club was forced to postpone its previous three matches because of the outbreak and only trained for one day before facing the Hornets.