LAST UPDATE | 5 Jan
LIVERPOOL’S HOME GAME against Manchester United on Sunday will go ahead as planned.
Overnight snow across Merseyside and the north-west made road conditions for both sets of fans difficult and threatened to force a postponement.
Liverpool City Council’s Safety Advisory Group met twice on Sunday with concerns over access to Anfield but the fixture – one of the biggest in English football – will kick-off as scheduled at 4.30pm.
“Today’s fixture against Manchester United will go ahead as planned,” league leaders Liverpool posted on their official X account.
“Two safety meetings were held earlier to assess the weather and travel conditions.
“We thank everyone involved in helping us to get this game on today. If you’re travelling to Anfield then please take extra care. We look forward to seeing you there.”
Today’s fixture against Manchester United will go ahead as planned. Two safety meetings were held earlier to assess the weather and travel conditions.
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 5, 2025
We thank everyone involved in helping us to get this game on today. If you’re travelling to Anfield then please take extra…
An amber alert for snow and ice has been issued for Liverpool and Manchester by the Met Office until Sunday night.
Last month the Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park was postponed on safety grounds.
On that occasion, high winds from Storm Darragh resulted in severe travel disruption in and around the city.
The League Two fixtures between Chesterfield and Gillingham and Fleetwood and AFC Wimbledon were postponed on Sunday morning, while the Women’s FA Cup third-round meeting between Nottingham Forest and Burnley was cancelled after the snow prevented the Clarets from travelling to the City Ground.
Racing was called off at Plumpton, though is set to go ahead at Chepstow after two morning inspections.
While the two All-Ireland senior club football finals were postponed here yesterday, Naas has also been given the go ahead for today’s racing.
A 7.30am inspection was called due to the threat of snow, but that failed to materialise.
Brendan Sheridan, clerk of the course for the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board, said: “We had no snow overnight, we’ve had 11 millimetres of rain and the ground is now soft, soft to heavy in places.”
The Grade One Lawlor’s Of Naas Novice Hurdle is the feature event on a quality card.
The All-Ireland junior club football semi-final between An Cheathrú Rua and Ballinagar is also set to go ahead as planned, while the twinning final of Tara versus Muff will proceed at the later time of 1pm following a pitch inspection at Ruislip.
#GAA news: Following a pitch inspection this morning, the @AIB_GAA All-Ireland Club JFC Semi-Final, An Cheathrú Rua v Ballinagar, will go ahead as planned at King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, 1pm throw-in
— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 5, 2025
📣 UPDATE 📣
— Ulster GAA (@UlsterGAA) January 5, 2025
The pitch at McGovern Park has been deemed playable.
The game will throw-in at the delayed time of 1pm. https://t.co/nZH05zCwd5
- Additional reporting from Emma Duffy
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