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Two football league matches have been postponed due to arctic weather conditions.
Fleetwood's clash with Wimbledon and Chesterfield's clash with Gillingham have been canceled after heavy snow storms.
Officials decided to suspend League Two matches this morning as Liverpool and Manchester United wait nervously to see if their clash will be called off.
Liverpool are under an amber weather warning from the Met Office but it only took a yellow level warning for snow and ice for Fleetwood's match at Highbury Stadium to be cancelled.
Meanwhile, a yellow warning for snow and ice has been issued in Chesterfield, as well as an enhanced amber warning for snow only.
Fleetwood shared an image of their frozen pitch as they confirmed the bad news in a statement to their followers.
Fleetwood's matches against Wimbledon and Chesterfield's matches against Gillingham are suspended
The course appeared unplayable in a clip Fleetwood posted on social media.
It comes as Liverpool and Manchester United face a nervous wait over whether their clash will go ahead.
“Due to the physical state of the pitch and surrounding area due to heavy snowfall on the Fylde coast from Saturday night to Sunday morning, a call was made in consultation with the EFL and PGMOL,” Cod Army wrote.
“A new date will be communicated to fans as soon as possible and match tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled match.”
The call to Chesterfield was made early after a field inspection took place at 7.45am.
However, managers are taking longer to decide on the big Premier League clash at 4.30pm.
Liverpool City Council's Safety Advisory Group met this morning at 9am and will meet again at midday to make a final decision.
Images on social media show a layer of snow covering the ground on the streets around Anfield, with one fan claiming it looks like “Siberia”.
Liverpool wrote on
“The match is currently scheduled to go ahead as normal and every effort is being made to keep it going. Another safety meeting will be held at midday to assess the latest conditions. We will update fans as soon as we can. Please Be very careful, reds.
Liverpool City Council's Safety Advisory Group will judge whether the match should be suspended; Images near Anfield show snowfall
A pitch inspection is underway after heavy overnight snow left Liverpool looking like 'Siberia'.
The Met Office's north-west weather forecast for that day headlined “heavy snow, which will cause some disturbance”.
It said: 'Snow in the north and Pennines, which may be heavy in places during the morning and early afternoon. Turning to rain in southern areas with risk of freezing rain for some. The snow will taper off through tonight. Maximum temperature 2 °C.'
In December, Liverpool's clash with Everton was canceled just four hours before kick-off due to chaos caused by Storm Darragh. It is supposed to be the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park and will take place on an unconfirmed date.
Storm Darragh wreaked havoc across the country with winds of up to 92mph, causing travel chaos, damage and leaving thousands of people without power.
