Chesterfield vs Gillingham OFF
The extreme weather has claimed one fixture already today.
Chesterfield vs Gillingham has been postponed following a pitch inspection.
Liverpool already a fixture behind
Liverpool are already a fixture behind after Storm Darragh saw the Merseyside derby postponed in early December.
The Reds are currently five points ahead of Arsenal with two games in hand.
John Lennon airport latest
The runway at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport is still temporarily closed.
There will be an update from the airport team at 9.45am.
What has the Met Office said?
The Met Office statement read: “Snow will become persistent and locally heavy as it pushes south to north across the warning area.
“As well as snow, a period of freezing rain is also likely bringing some hazardous travel conditions, before milder air follows across all areas by Sunday morning.
“While there’s some uncertainty in details, 3-7cm of snow is likely for most of the warning area, with locally 15-30cm for the higher ground of Wales and the southern Pennines.
“Freezing rain could lead to ice accretion in places, especially parts of Wales – before the milder air leads to a rapid thaw of snow and ice in the south of the warning area through Sunday.”
Liverpool vs Man Utd latest updates
There are postponement fears over Liverpool’s massive clash against Manchester United today.
With snow and ice now thawing and more heavy rain expected, the Met Office has issued an amber weather warning across the region.
They stated “significant disruption” from 9pm GMT last night.
The warning will remain in force throughout Sunday until 23.59pm GMT at least.
Merseyside is one of the areas affected by the amber warning and temperatures dropped below freezing last night.
A Safety Advisory Group meeting is set to take place today at some point.
Officials from both clubs and representatives from Merseyside Police and Liverpool City Council are expected to be present.
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