Football match is called off just hours before kick-off as stormy weather causes chaos across Britain
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Wigan's League One clash against Huddersfield on New Year's Day has been postponed due to flooding. In a statement released four hours before the 3pm kick-off, the Latics informed fans to avoid making journeys to the ground after heavy wind and rain battered the Brick Community Stadium on Tuesday.
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Despite the playing surface being fine to host the fixture, the decision has been taken to call off the match amid stormy weather chaos across the country. On Tuesday, Met Office chiefs warned that more than five inches of rain could fall by the end of New Year's Eve and heavy snow could hit the north of the country, where a ‘risk to life’ amber weather warning was issued.
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'Our New Year's Day clash against Huddersfield Town has been postponed due to severe localised flooding,' the club statement began. 'Heavy rainfall over Tuesday night has made roads treacherous in the area, although the playing surface at the Brick Community Stadium was deemed playable.
![[Weather warnings for rain and snow are in place for Scotland as well as in Wales and northern England]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/12/93585765-14241331-Weather_warnings_for_rain_and_snow_are_in_place_for_Scotland_as_-a-12_1735733065817.jpg)
'However, safety concerns regarding the public areas surrounding the ground and the strain on local emergency services dealing with a number of major incidents, which have been affected by severe flooding, led to the league fixture being called off. Wigan's League One clash against Huddersfield has been called off due to flooding at their home ground.
![[Waves crashing into the shore in high winds on Cleveleys Beach near Blackpool on New Year's Eve]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/01/12/93614419-14241331-Waves_crashing_into_the_shore_in_high_winds_on_Cleveleys_Beach_n-a-13_1735733068774.jpg)
