Blackburn Rovers v Swansea City off due to waterlogged pitch
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The Ewood Park pitch failed a morning inspection
Tuesday's Championship fixture between Blackburn Rovers and Swansea City has been called off because of a waterlogged pitch at Ewood Park.
Rovers confirmed the news at 11:30 GMT amid weather warnings caused by Storm Christoph.
The club said the decision was taken after a morning pitch inspection.
"With further wet weather forecast, a decision was made by local referee Michael Salisbury to postpone the game," said Rovers.
"It is one of those things that is unavoidable and unfortunate and, like everything else, we will adapt to it," boss Steve Cooper told the Swansea website.
"One of the good things in the Championship is having a run of games where you can get on a roll, but it's no-one's fault and it is one of those things. The forecast is really bad for the rest of the day so it's an understandable decision."
The two clubs say a new date for their game will be announced in due course.
In the build-up to the game, Cooper had argued the journey was unfair on his side after having to travel from south-west Wales to Barnsley last Saturday for a night fixture.
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