BURNLEY’S Premier League match against Tottenham has been POSTPONED due to snow on the Turf Moor pitch.
Visitors Spurs had arrived in Lancashire for the game and were getting ready to warm up but
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The Clarets played out an epic 3-3 draw with Crystal Palace last time out but remain in the relegation zone despite an uptick in form.
Spurs meanwhile were embarrassed against Mura in midweek and Conte will be keen to see a response here.
Stay up to date with all the latest from Turf Moor in our live blog…
REST OF THE ACTION
Goodbye for today – hope you can enjoy one of the other live games this afternoon.
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THE SCENE AT BURNLEY
Some nice shots around the ground today.
You have to feel for all the fans that have travelled – or the kids who were due to see their first game today.
Yes – that IS Conte’s face on a scarf…
A merchandise stand remains open outside Turf MoorCredit: Getty Fans wonder back home after the decision to postpone today’s gameCredit: Getty PUB GARDEN?
Could always spend the afternoon here instead…
Photo courtesy of @turfmoorhouse on Twitter
DAY OFF
Fans are enjoying the reactions from Sean Dyche earlier during the pitch inspection.
Paddy Power have their own take on what Dyche will do with the afternoon off…
AROUND THE LEAGUE
The other three Prem games have all kicked off and scores are as follows:
Brentford 0-0 Everton
Leicester City 0-0 Watford
Man City 0-0 West Ham
ANTONIO CONTE SPEAKS
Conte spoke to Sky Sports.
He said: “We were ready to play.
“But for the players, for the fans, for everybody – the decision was right.”
BIT TOO MUCH
This was the FOOTBALL when Peter Bankes rolled it along the ground during the pitch inspection…
Can’t see why it was called off!!!
SNOWBALL
The Tottenham team have already left the ground.
They found some time to enjoy some antics first though.
Kick-off WOULD be due any moment now…
Tottenham players throw snowballs before leaving for LondonCredit: PA Lucas Moura lobs a snowball at Turf MoorCredit: Getty GAME OFF
From a footballing perspective – it is a shame for fans of the Premier league.
It would have been intriguing to see how Spurs attempted to bounce back from their disappointing loss away at Mura in midweek.
It may have been a poor spectacle in the snow- as Dyche and referee Peter Bankes referred to.
Groundsmen sweep the snow at Turf MoorCredit: Alamy A mountain of snow at Burnley which ultimately caused the postponement of the gameCredit: Getty
SEAN DYCHE SPEAKS
“The ref explained to me that we’d have to keep stopping and clear the lines.
“Also, there’s the safety issue.
“I made it clear that I would play if we could.”
PETER BANKES SPEAKS
Today’s referee spoke to Sky Sports News.
“The ground staff worked as hard as they could.”
“The best thing to do was to call the game off – which we did after speaking to both managers.”
“There was going to be an opportunity to stop the game every 15 minutes but both managers were in agreement that the spectacle wouldn’t have been very good.”
DEVASTATING
You have to feel for this couple – who travelled from TEXAS to attend the game today..
No need for corner flags as the game gets called off at BurnleyCredit: Getty Turf Moor in the snowCredit: Reuters SNOW PLAY
The game was scheduled to kick-off at 2pm GMT but the decision was made by referee Peter Bankes to postpone the match 50 minutes before kick-off.
Shovelling the snow at Turf Moor before the ultimate decision to postponeCredit: PA NO DYCHE
Sean Dyche in the snow at Turf MoorCredit: Reuters Dyche has finally got his coat on. Hoping to get the big man’s reactions shortly.
GAME OFF
As Burnley added their team sheet to Twitter and then quickly removed it – the news filtered in that a decision had been made.
No football for us at Turf Moor today folks.
MATCH POSTPONED
Hello, good morning and welcome to SunSport’s live coverage of Burnley vs Tottenham in the Premier League.
Unfortunately – following the pitch inspection at Turf Moore – the game is now OFF.
We will bring further news to you as we have it.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
