The SPFL have rejected a request from Dundee to postpone today’s Premiership clash at Aberdeen.
The Dark Blues released a statement just hours before the Pittodrie fixture after Covid testing returned a positive case.
In addition to one player contracting the virus, a further five have been required to self-isolate after being deemed close contacts. A staff member is also isolating.
Dundee’s squad was already threadbare thanks to a number of injuries and has now been reduced even further.
With only 14 available players – three of them goalkeepers – the Dark Blues requested a postponement of the fixture.
With these players missing and our current injury situation, we took the decision to request a postponement of today’s fixture against Aberdeen.
The postponement request has been rejected by the SPFL and we travel with a squad of 14 players which includes 3 goalkeepers.
— Dundee Football Club (@DundeeFC) December 26, 2021
However, league chiefs have turned down that request.
The Dundee statement read: “We can confirm that our scheduled testing for Covid-19 this morning returned a positive case.
“As a result, five further players have been identified as close contacts.
“With these players missing and our current injury situation, we took the decision to request a postponement of today’s fixture against Aberdeen.
“The postponement request has been rejected by the SPFL and we travel with a squad of 14 players which includes 3 goalkeepers.
“A further member of the first-team coaching staff is also isolating.”
