FA Cup second round tie POSTPONED after pitch inspection following extreme weather sparking fears for weekend clashes
THE FA Cup second round clash between Crewe and Bristol Rovers has been postponement.
It comes after a pitch inspection found the ground to be unsafe earlier today.
The game was due to take place tomorrow, December 2, at 3pm.
However, at 1:15pm today an EFL referee deemed the pitch at Mornflake Stadium to be unsafe following an inspection.
A statement from Crewe said the pitch had been hit by a "prolonged spell of sub-zero weather conditions this week".
There are fears for more football fixtures across the weekend with some areas of the country set to be hit with up to 5cm of snow.
But the new fixture for the date has already been revealed.
The re-arranged cup tie will be played on Tuesday, December 12, at 7:45pm.
A potential replay for the tie will be carried out on Tuesday, December 19.
High profile Premier League clashes such as Newcastle vs Man Utd and Manchester City vs Tottenham could be disrupted by travel chaos.
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Meanwhile, games lower down the footballing pyramid face being called off entirely due to the freezing conditions.
The Met Office has extended its ice warning into the weekend.
Some places could fall to as low as -10C.
Hilly areas including the North Yorkshire Moors and parts of Scotland have seen more snowfall this morning.
Those in certain areas of London have seen the first snowfall of the year today, with flurries spotted in Queen's Park and Highgate.
The "severe weather" has also sparked delayed train services between York and Edinburgh.
Residents in the north east of England were also forced to bring out their de-icer as rows of houses awoke to frozen windshields and snow covered roads.
Full FA Cup second round fixture list:
- Notts County VS Shrewsbury Town
- York City VS Wigan Athletic
- Alfreton Town VS Walsall
- Maidstone United VS Barrow AFC
- Wycombe Wanderers VS Morecambe
- Blackpool VS Forest Green Rovers
- Cambridge United VS Fleetwood Town
- Bolton Wanderers VS Harrogate Town
- Peterborough United VS Doncaster Rovers
- Gillingham VS Charlton Athletic
- Stevenage VS Port Vale
- 16 Newport County AFC VS Barnet
- Oxford United VS Grimsby Town
- Sutton United VS Horsham
- Eastleigh VS Reading
- Chesterfield VS Leyton Orient
- Aldershot Town VS Stockport County
- Wrexham AFC VS Yeovil Town
- AFC Wimbledon VS Ramsgate