Felixstowe and Walton United bosses have expressed their frustration after their home game against Maldon & Tiptree tonight was called off.

The Essex side, managed by former Ipswich Town defender Wayne Brown, asked for the match to be postponed due to an increased number of their players testing positive for covid.

This follows the abandonment of their match against local rivals Heybridge Swifts last Monday, which is now due to go ahead on Monday, January 3.

Seasiders officials could barely disguise their concerns surrounding the events and are now calling on the Isthmian League to investigate Maldon & Tiptree's actions.

In a statement Felixstowe & Walton United said: "The Club were contacted by Maldon & Tiptree yesterday (Wednesday) to notify us they would not be fulfilling the Isthmian League fixture at the Goldstar Ground on Thursday 30th December.

"Maldon had sent a request to the Isthmian League to postpone the fixture due to Covid issues, "but if they don't agree, we will not play anyway".

"The match is therefore postponed and Felixstowe & Walton United will leave it to the Isthmian League Commission to judge the circumstances surrounding the case and if the criteria for postponement has been met by Maldon & Tiptree.

"Notwithstanding our disappointment at another postponement at short notice, we wish the players involved well and a quick recovery."

However, Maldon has been hit hard in recent days as the number of coronavirus cases in the district increased by 873 in the past six days, official figures showed, with two more deaths recorded.

A total of 11,165 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Maldon when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated yesterday (December 29), up from 10,292 on the previous Thursday.

The Seasiders' next game is due to be away at Bury Town on Monday, January 3, at 1pm.