Full list of football games CANCELLED by Storm Eowyn after the Met Office issues red weather warning
Full list of football games CANCELLED by Storm Eowyn after the Met Office issues red weather warning
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Storm Eowyn continues to wreck chaos across the United Kingdom as 100mph winds batter coastlines across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The horrific gusts have caused mass travel disruption with over 1,000 flights across the UK and Ireland cancelled due to unsafe conditions, while all Scotrail trains in Scotland have been axed today.
Rare red warnings were issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as the storm posed a danger to life - damaging buildings, uprooting trees and causing power cuts. The alert in Scotland will run until 5pm and was this morning extended over a wider area.
Amber warnings have been issued to parts of England and Wales, with Newcastle United facing travel disruption as their planned chartered flight to the South Coast on Friday afternoon ahead of Saturday’s 3pm kick-off at Southampton looks set to be postponed until the morning.
Events around the UK have been cancelled at last-minute with many urged not to travel unless absolutely necessary in various parts of the UK, and a host of football matches have now been cancelled. No Premier League, Championship, or League One fixtures were scheduled to take place today, while Swindon's trip to rivals Newport in League Two is still set to go ahead.
A host of Premier League 2 fixtures have been cancelled as a result of the damage caused by Storm Eowyn. The storm has wrecked havoc across the United Kingdom with football matches affected. Red warnings for a danger to life have been issued around parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.