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The Arctic conditions in the United Kingdom over the past week have wreaked havoc on this weekend’s football.

In fact, more than HALF of Saturday’s EFL fixtures have been postponed because of frozen pitches caused by the recent sub-zero temperatures.

There have been some remarkable scenes in English football over the past week

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There have been some remarkable scenes in English football over the past week

Two Championship matches are off, along with six League One games and ten League Two matches. There are also postponements due to the weather in the National League, while Chesterfield vs Eastleigh is off due to COVID-19 self-isolation requirements.

Saturday’s four Premier League matches are all scheduled to go ahead, with Leicester vs Liverpool kicking off at 12:30pm in -1°C conditions – though the Arctic chill means it actually feels closer to -7°C.

In fact, it was so cold at the King Power Stadium that the match got under way with the goal nets actually frozen!

The conditions in Leicester were particularly harsh

The conditions in Leicester were particularly harsh

Saturday is expected to be the final day with sub-zero temperatures, with things becoming much more mild from Sunday.

Saturday’s English football postponements

Championship

Rotherham United v QPR

Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City

League One

AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale

Blackpool v Peterborough

Bristol Rovers v Swindon

Crewe v Portsmouth

Lincoln City v Accrington Stanley

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

League Two

Bradford City v Salford

Carlisle United v Crawley

Colchester United v Mansfield Town

Forest Green v Barrow

Grimsby v Tranmere

Leyton Orient v Harrogate

Morecambe v Scunthorpe

Oldham Athletic v Exeter City

Port Vale v Newport County

Walsall v Cheltenham

National League

Chesterfield v Eastleigh (COVID-19)

FC Halifax Town v Dover

Maidenhead v Weymouth

Solihull v Barnet

Wealdstone v Bromley

Woking v Torquay

Wrexham v Notts County



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