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Portsmouth v Man City game postponed

The match between Portsmouth and Manchester City scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of the cold weather that has hit the country.

Portsmouth, Jan 10: The match between Portsmouth and Manchester City scheduled for Saturday has been postponed because of the cold weather that has hit the country.That takes to 15 the number of league matches in England postponed, while the Scottish Cup has also been affected.
The third round of the FA Cup was hit last weekend and, with temperatures plummeting below -10 degrees Celsius (14 degrees Fahrenheit ) in the south this week, the same picture is emerging seven days on. Championship clashes between Blackpool and Birmingham, Doncaster and Bristol City and Plymouth and Crystal Palace are off. League One has so far lost seven matches with Swindon`s game against Stockport, Southend v Crewe and Millwall`s visit to Cheltenham all called off a day in advance along with Tranmere v Peterborough. Bristol Rovers` clash with Yeovil and Walsall v Brighton have also been postponed - as has Oldham v Hartlepool. In League Two, leaders Wycombe`s trip to fourth-placed Dagenham and Redbridge will have to be rearranged along with the games between Bournemouth and Bradford, Luton and Rotherham and Gillingham and Aldershot. Accrington v Darlington is also off as are the games at Chesterfield, Macclesfield and Shrewsbury. North of the border, Inverurie Locos` Scottish Cup tie against Motherwell is off as is Forfar`s clash with Forres Mechanics and Brechin v St Mirren. Bureau Report

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