Why are several EFL Championship matches on Sunday postponed?


Championship matches between Sheffield United and Oxford and Portsmouth and Ipswich Town were among the many English Football League fixtures postponed on Sunday due to frozen pitches.

“The referee was called to Bramall Lane this morning while parts of the playing surface were frozen and following an inspection he made the decision to call off the match due to concerns for the safety of the players,” Sheffield United said in a statement.

“An announcement regarding a new date will be confirmed in due course.”

Freezing temperatures across the country led to the postponement of 13 EFL matches. In League One, Doncaster’s match against Luton Town and Rotherham’s match against visiting Mansfield were postponed.

Nine League Two matches – at Barnet, Barrow, Bromley, Colchester, Harrogate Town, Newport County, Notts County, Salford City and Walsall – were postponed.

Published on January 4, 2026



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