Source: Daily_Mail
Cold snap claims four Premier League fixtures including Liverpool's crunch match with Tottenham
Liverpool's crunch Premier League tie against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday is the most high-profile fixture to be abandoned because of the adverse weather conditions sweeping the nation.[LNB]Four other top-flight matches this weekend have also fallen foul of weather that meteorolgists are calling the worst winter for almost 30 years. [LNB]Chelsea's trip to Hull, Fulham's home tie with Portsmouth, Burnley's match with Stoke and Sunderland against Bolton have also been postponed.[LNB]Click here for the lowdown on how the big freeze has blitzed the weekend fixture list Renewed hostilities: Robbie Keane (centre) looks likely to have to wait if he is to notch against the club he left after just six months[LNB]A Liverpool spokesman said: 'The football side of the club obviously wanted to play the match.[LNB]'But this is a safety issue. The local roads around Anfield are little more than sheets of ice and very dangerous. The police and the local council both agreed with our request to the league.'[LNB]Fulham had similar concerns. A statement on their website said: 'The safety of supporters is of paramount importance to the Club andfollowing an inspection of the areas surrounding Craven Cottage onFriday morning it was deemed unsafe for fans to travel.[LNB]'The Club can confirm that all tickets for Saturday's game will be validfor the re-arranged fixture date which will be announced in due course.' [LNB]Sunderland's Safety Advisory Group chairman Ken Scott added: 'Clearly the combination of a number of factors has led us to make this decision.[LNB]'The early timing has been deliberate in order to avoid many thousands of people embarking on unnecessary and potentially hazardous journeys.'[LNB]Arsenal's match with Bolton became the first Premier League match to suffer a similar fate, when it was called off on Wednesday. [LNB]Both Carling Cup ties this week were also unplayable. [LNB] THE BIG FOOTBALL FREEZE: Sporting fixtures falling as fast as the snow - Sportsmail's list of the postponed matchesNow we're running out of grit: Councils forced to ration dwindling supplies as Britain faces weekend of chaos ALL THE LATEST FULHAM FC
