Weather warning in place ahead of Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth at Ewood Park

The Met Office has alerted people of the chance of snow, heavy rain and gusty winds on the day of the game.

The yellow warning covers the period between 4am on Saturday and 9am on Sunday. And with rain forecast for the entire day in Lancashire, accompanied by winds from Storm Bert, those Blues fans who are heading to the north west are advised to plan for potential travel disruption.

With Blackburn and Darwen experiencing snow fall earlier this week, there is the risk of flooding - which could impact both train and car journeys. Those supporters travelling from the south coast are advised to add extra time onto their journeys.

Around 2,000 Pompey fans are expected at Ewood Park to cheer on the Blues as John Mousinho’s side look to build on their win against Preston North End last time out and climb out of the relegation zone.

Temperatures along the south coast have plummeted this week, with snow falling across the region, too. Those temperatures here are expected to rise to as high as 12 on Saturday - which will be slightly higher than that expected around kick-off (3pm) at Blackburn.

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Yet that doesn’t mean those not travelling to the north west will be enjoying the best of the weather conditions. A yellow warning for rain and winds of 50mph is in place for Portsmouth from 6am on Saturday morning - when the majority of Blues fans will be setting off.

That’s also in force until 11.45pm on Sunday, which means a nice welcome back is in store for the travelling Fratton faithful late on Saturday night.

Safe travels to all those following the Blues this weekend.