Wigan Athletic’s New Year’s Day clash with Huddersfield Town has been postponed due to flooding, the club had just announced.
In an update to fans, the club said that heavy rainfall on Tuesday night had made roads in the area treacherous.
“Safety concerns regarding the public areas surrounding the ground and the strain on local emergency services dealing with a number of major incidents, which have been affected by severe flooding, led to the league fixture being called off,” the club said.
“Access to the area is severely restricted with many access routes closed due to flooding, and the emergency services are unable to provide resources to support the matchday operation.
“The news is naturally disappointing as Shaun Maloney and his players were looking forward to the highly-anticipated New Year’s Day fixture, but the safety of both sets of supporters is of paramount importance.”
Wigan Athletic said a new date for the match would be announced in”due course”, while all tickets for today’s postponed match will remain valid.