Premier League - Snow wrecks schedule

Sat, 18 Dec 12:44:00 2010

Only two Premier League matches survived the big freeze in Britain, with games at Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal, Wigan and Birmingham among those called off.

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Arsenal's clash with Stoke at the Emirates fell after a late pitch inspection, with Birmingham's game with Newcastle postponed shortly before kick-off.

Wigan's game with Aston Villa at the DW Stadium was the first to go, followed by the late afternoon kick-off between Liverpool and boss Roy Hodgson's former club Fulham at Anfield.

Chelsea's much-anticipated clash with Manchester United on Sunday has also been postponed, as have Sunday's lunchtime clashes which would have seen West Bromwich Albion's Midlands derby against Wolves and Blackpool's hosting of Tottenham.

All the other professional leagues in Britain were ruined by the weather, with only one League One game surviving, no League Two matches going ahead and two SPL games surviving the snow and ice. The League One match between Exeter and Sheffield Wednesday only went ahead thanks to the efforts of fans who volunteered to help clear the snow.

The Championship came off best, with just four matches postponed - though Ipswich v Leicester was delayed several times during the game for stewards to shovel snow off the pitch.

Premier League postponements:

Liverpool P-P Fulham

Wigan P-P Aston Villa

Arsenal P-P Stoke

Birmingham P-P Newcastle

West Bromwich Albion P-P Wolverhampton Wanderers

Blackpool P-P Tottenham

Chelsea P-P Manchester United

Championship postponements:

Cardiff City P-P Burnley

Portsmouth P-P Scunthorpe United

Watford P-P Preston North End

Millwall P-P Barnsley

League One postponements

Brentford P-P Huddersfield Town

Bristol Rovers P-P Colchester United

Dagenham & Redbridge P-P Peterborough United

Hartlepool United P-P Charlton Athletic 

Leyton Orient P-P Plymouth Argyle

Milton Keynes Dons v Oldham Athletic

Rochdale P-P Bournemouth

Swindon Town P-P Tranmere Rovers

Walsall P-P Southampton

Yeovil Town P-P Carlisle United

League Two postponements

Accrington Stanley P-P Burton Albion

Aldershot Town P-P Lincoln City

Bury P-P Stevenage

Cheltenham Town P-P Stockport County

Crewe Alexandra P-P Bradford City

Gillingham P-P Chesterfield

Hereford United P-P Macclesfield Town

Northampton Town v Morecambe

Oxford United P-P Shrewsbury Town

Port Vale P-P Barnet

Southend United P-P Wycombe Wanderers

Torquay United P-P Rotherham United

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  1. From an English football fan across the pond who­ actually knows your football:

    Great of those fans to­ help clear the snow in that L1 tie. Here? ­ They'd never volunteer to begin with, and even if­ they did, the grounds crew would tell them to go toss­ it. They'd be afraid one of the volunteers would­ have a heart attack and lay charges against the team­ for letting him work. You think there's too much­ litigation in the USA? :p

    From Lt. Comm. Data, on Mon 20 Dec 8:07AM

  2. Two sides to every story, the snow saved the Russian­ Mafia trainees, and it's time to talk about a­ winter break, after all the season does go on into June­ during the during World Cup!
    Support for QATAR 2022 and­ it will get stronger.

    From Roughie Toughie Northerner, on Mon 20 Dec 3:27AM

  3. bunch a fairys, even little kids play out in the­ snow

    From Rich Mans Son, on Mon 20 Dec 12:53AM

  4. lets hope it doesnt snow for the 2012 olympics eh,­ ahahhaha flagship city my arse.

    From Mr Angry of mayfair, on Sun 19 Dec 4:19PM

  5. we want more snow, it will be nice to see yooniteds­ paper thin squad cope with a fixture backlog . let it­ snow let it snow let it snow

    From Mr Angry of mayfair, on Sun 19 Dec 3:41PM
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    never mind cos united will lose the game against­ blackpool and chelsea shame on them park ji sung is off­ and no one will rescue them. Not even inconsistent­ berbaflop and the peeping shrek.

    From hiddink, on Sun 19 Dec 3:12PM

  7. 218-Steve, I can understand why those 3 families made­ the snowmen clear the football pitches, it was their­ mess after all !

    From J C, on Sun 19 Dec 3:03PM

  8. @218 I saw three snowmen do the same at another ground­ im never touching them mushrooms again.

    From Victor Meldew, on Sun 19 Dec 2:40PM

  9. And who knows, Abramovich probably had a snow machine­ secretly assembled off the North Sea somewhere, and­ wind machines blowing it in. Is there nothing that can­ stop that man??

    From Steve, on Sun 19 Dec 2:29PM

  10. I saw 3 families making snowmen clear a football pitch­ in a couple of hours, so how come a team like Chelsea­ can't do it in 24hrs? They just know they are not­ in form, and it was a dangerous time to play United.­ Shame on you.

    From Steve, on Sun 19 Dec 2:25PM

  11. @215 The winter break is not worth implementing as­ global warming takes place this time in ten years we­ will be all sunbathig on Blackpool prom lol. If the­ scientist let us beleive.

    From Victor Meldew, on Sun 19 Dec 1:54PM

  12. Forget who you support how the hell do the Rugby games­ all go ahead today and yesterday , Ipswich play in a­ blizzard but Chelsea call a game off more than 24 hours­ before the game's due to start. Shame on you­ Chelsea, Shame on the Old Bill, Shame on the Referee,­ Shame on the Premier League, and Shame on who ever else­ is responsible for the Awful decision. You have upset­ my Sunday afternoon.

    From ANDREW, on Sun 19 Dec 1:50PM

  13. I think a winter break should be implemented. This­ would benifit players and fans when the snow keeps on­ coming every year.

    From Ekow Ephraim, on Sun 19 Dec 1:26PM

  14. Just hope City's game against Everton is on (keep­ away snow) it would be great seeing City at the top of­ the Premier at christmas if we beat the Toffees, and a­ bit of trivia, it would be the first time in 81 years­ that the Blues have topped the table on christmas day.­ C'mon City don't f*** it all up.

    From JOHN, on Sun 19 Dec 1:25PM
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    kids,
    u better watch out
    u better not cry
    u better not­ cry im telling u y
    arsen wenger is comming 2 town
    arsen­ wenger is comming 2 town
    he knows wen kids r sleeping­
    he knows wen their awake.

    merry xmas lmbo

    From Mike, on Sun 19 Dec 1:19PM

  16. most of the chelsea players may not have seen snow­ before never mind how to cheat in it

    From neil685, on Sun 19 Dec 1:15PM

  17. sid is a demented looser with time on his hands and a­ d.ick in his a.s.s

    From lfc7772, on Sun 19 Dec 12:45PM
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    Chelsea v Man United off! No problem, Giggs and Schoals­ will be fit for the match now and maybe even Rooney­ will be back on form! Yak! yak! yak!

    From Sid, on Sun 19 Dec 12:08PM

  19. mcpluker I bet they wont there @#$% mate and they would­ of played 43 more games than the real Manchester Team­ wa wa wa
    Come Home Tevez you must be joking feck off­ back to Argentina

    From keith j, on Sun 19 Dec 11:41AM

  20. Silly health & Safety going over the top again , I­ can see a fixture pile up next month its not good.­ United already have Blackpool away now Chelsea away­ whats up its only a bit of snow.

    Did anyone see the­ Ipswitch game and most Premier League pitches has­ underground heating to it cant be that bad.

    From keith j, on Sun 19 Dec 11:38AM
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