Portsmouth v Ipswich Town: Game postponed after 11am pitch inspection
Pompey’s Championship clash with Ipswich Town has been called off.
Referee Leigh Doughty has taken the decision to postpone the fixture, deeming the Fratton Park surface unplayable.
Temperatures dropped to -3C in Portsmouth overnight - the second night in succession the figures fell below freezing.
Pompey confirmed the decision, after announcing the pitch inspection shortly before 11am.
Sheffield United’s clash with Oxford United at Bramall Lane has also been called off in the Championship this morning.
Pompey’s squad has been decimated by injuries going into the game - with 10 players currently sidelined. Conor Chaplin also misses the game as part of the terms of his Fratton loan move from Portman Road.
A statement from the club read: ‘Pompey’s Championship fixture against Ipswich has been postponed due to a frozen pitch.
‘Referee Leigh Doughty made the call after an inspection of the Fratton Park surface at 11am.
‘Portsmouth had been hit by overnight temperatures of below freezing, with frost covers having been laid since Friday.
‘Information for supporters who had purchased match tickets or hospitality packages for this game will be announced in due course.’