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English Premier News :: Cold weather postpones 5 Premier League games this weekend

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Posted on 2010-01-08 by Gooner

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England's Premier League programme has five postponements so far, with Hull's game with league-leaders Chelsea being the latest game to fall foul of the weather.

Liverpool's game with Tottenham on Sunday has also been postponed.

A club spokesman said:"Although the Anfield pitch is perfectly playable for the game, the problem we face is the icy condition of the approach roads and paths in the immediate vicinity of the stadium."

Fulham were also concerned that the conditions around Craven Cottage were too dangerous for fans to get to the game with Portsmouth.

A club statement read: "Saturday's fixture against Portsmouth has been postponed due to the adverse weather conditions which are not expected to improve over the next 24 hours.

"The safety of supporters is of paramount importance and following an inspection of the areas surrounding Craven Cottage on Friday morning it was deemed unsafe for fans to travel."

Burnley's fixture with Stoke was the next top-flight game to go, with the Clarets stating the match had been postponed because of "safety reasons".

Sunderland's game with Bolton at the Stadium of Light was called off following a recommendation from the city's Safety Advisory Group, who met for a second time on Friday morning.

Safety Advisory Group chairman Ken Scott told the club's website: "Clearly the combination of a number of factors has led us to make this decision.

"The early timing has been deliberate in order to avoid many thousands of people embarking on unnecessary and potentially hazardous journeys."

GAMES STILL SCHEDULED TO BE PLAYED

Wigan have said their match with Aston Villa will go ahead, while the games at Arsenal and Birmingham are all set to go ahead provided the safety of spectators attending the fixtures can be guaranteed.

Birmingham officials met with local authority inspectors again on Friday and reiterated that they hoped their game with Manchester United would go ahead.

 

Sourced From : BBC Sport

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